Viniéramos

Viniéramos is the first-person plural imperfect subjunctive form of the Spanish verb venir, which means "to come" or "to arrive." The imperfect subjunctive is used to express a variety of moods and tenses, including hypothetical situations, wishes, doubts, and past actions that were dependent on another past action or condition.

In the context of "viniéramos," it specifically refers to the hypothetical or uncertain action of "we would come" or "we were coming" in the past. For example, "Si hubiéramos sabido, viniéramos" translates to "If we had known, we would have come." Here, the subjunctive mood indicates that the coming of "we" was conditional on the knowing.

Another common usage is in expressing a desire or recommendation in the past, such as "Esperaba que viniéramos pronto," meaning "I hoped that we would come soon." This illustrates the subjunctive's role in conveying subjective states or attitudes towards an event. The imperfect subjunctive also appears in clauses that express emotion or doubt about past events.

The formation of the imperfect subjunctive for regular -er and -ir verbs involves taking the third-person plural preterite form, removing the "-ron" ending, and adding the appropriate subjunctive endings (-ra, -ras, -ra, -ramos, -rais, -ran). For venir, the third-person plural preterite is "vinieron," so removing "-ron" gives "vinie-," and adding the first-person plural ending "-ramos" results in "viniéramos."