suspendiera

Suspendiera is a Spanish verb form of suspender in the pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo (imperfect subjunctive) used in the first or third person singular: yo suspendiera, él/ella/Ud. suspendiera. It has a variant with the same meaning, suspendiese, which is common in some dialects. The imperfect subjunctive is used in subordinate clauses that refer to past contexts, hypothetical situations, wishes, doubts, or reported speech.

Formation and variants. The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the verb’s stem with endings -ra or -se. Therefore, suspender yields forms such as suspendiera, suspendieras, suspendiera, suspendiéramos, suspendierais, suspendieran, with the alternative suspendiese, suspendieses, suspendiese, suspendiésemos, suspendieseis, suspendiesen in many speakers. The choice between -ra and -se forms varies by region and style, with -ra being more common in informal speech and many Latin American varieties, and -se often preferred in some parts of Spain and formal writing.

Usage. Suspendiera is used in clauses that require the imperfect subjunctive, typically after verbs or expressions of wishing, doubting, hoping, necessity, or in hypothetical conditional statements. It appears in reported speech with a past reference and in si-clauses describing unreal or unlikely present or past conditions. For example: “Si suspendiera el examen, tendría que repetirlo,” or “No creí que él suspendiera la clase.” It is not a finite past tense on its own but a mood form that governs subordinate clauses.

Relation to other forms. The present subjunctive of suspender is 'suspenda'. The imperfect subjunctive contrasts with the preterite 'suspendió' and the future/subjunctive combinations used in conditional sentences.