expidieras

Expidieras is a verb form in Spanish. It is the second-person singular imperfect subjunctive of the verb expedir, which means to issue, dispatch, or process (for example, documents, orders, or licenses). As a subjunctive form, expidieras is used in subordinate clauses to express hypothetical, non-real, or counterfactual situations in past or in contexts requiring the imperfect subjunctive mood.

Formation and variants: The imperfect subjunctive in Spanish has two common sets of endings, known as the -ra and -se forms. Expedir contributes the stem expidier- to these endings. The tú form in the -ra variant is expidieras; the él/ella/Ud form is expidiera; nosotros, expidiéramos; vosotros, expidierais; ellos, expidieran. The -se variant yields forms such as expidiese, expidieses, expidiese, expidiésemos, expidieseis, expidiesen. Both variants are correct, with the -ra set being more common in contemporary usage, especially in informal speech, while the -se set often appears in more formal or literary registers.

Usage: Expidieras appears in si clauses to express hypothetical past actions, as in Si tú expidieras los documentos hoy, podríamos procesarlos más rápido. It can also occur in indirect speech or narrative in past contexts when the imperfect subjunctive mood is required. In many colloquial varieties, speakers may prefer alternative constructions in the past conditional or present perfect instead of the imperfect subjunctive, depending on regional preferences and formality.

Examples: Si tú expidieras los documentos hoy, podríamos procesarlos más rápido. Si tú expidieras el certificado ayer, ya habrías recibido la aprobación.

See also: expedir, imperfect subjunctive, Spanish verb conjugation.