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fuese

were, was, went, were to go

ˈf w e s e → ser
fu be; go + ese imperfect subjunctive (yo/él/ella/usted)
verb · imperfect subjunctive Uncommon #10,098
were, was Imperfect subjunctive of "ser" (used in hypothetical, doubtful, or reported situations).
SP: Si yo fuese tú, hablaría con ella.
EN: If I were you, I would talk to her.
Conjugation of ser
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First era éramos
Second eras —
Third era eran
fuerafuese

Si tu mujer no fuese tan atractiva, tendría motivos para preocuparse.

If your wife weren't so attractive, I'd have reason to worry.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Desde que tenía dos años, mi madre quería que fuese actriz.

Ever since I was two, my mother wanted me to become an actress.

— Audition (2000)

Desearía que no fuese verdad.

I wish it weren't true.

Quisiera que él fuese más cuidadoso cuando hable.

I wish he would be more careful when he speaks.

Si fuese un buen padre no haría todo esto.

If I were a good father, I wouldn't do all this.

— Control (2007)

Nunca imaginé que ella fuese tan inteligente.

I never imagined she was so intelligent.

Ojalá fuese comida real.

I wish it was real food.

— La tumba de las luciérnagas (1988)

No pensaba que fuese para tanto.

I didn’t think it was that big of a deal.

Si no fuese por el iPhone, yo no sería capaz de aprender japonés.

If it weren't for the iPhone, I wouldn't be able to learn Japanese.

Quien demonios lo haría si no fuese así.

Who the hell would do it if it weren't like that?

— Encontré al diablo (2010)

Hicieron el departamento para que fuese fácil enloquecer.

They designed the apartment to make it easy to go crazy.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Como si hacerlo fuese tan fácil.

As if doing it were so easy.

— Contra la pared (2004)

Aunque fuese cierto, no puedes andar diciéndolo por ahí.

Even if it were true, you can't go around saying it.

— Ip Man (2008)

Me sorprendió que fuese extranjero.

I was surprised that he was a foreigner.

Ojalá fuese rica.

I wish I were rich.

Si no fuese por ti, no habría nada.

If it weren't for you, there would be nothing.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Por donde fuese.

Wherever it went.

— El bueno, el feo y el malo (1966)

Debiste haberlo dicho antes, hasta le había pedido que fuese mi maestro.

You should have said so sooner; I had even asked him to be my teacher.

— Ip Man (2008)

Si fuese más joven, iría al extranjero para estudiar.

If I were younger, I would go abroad to study.

Carajo, si fuese tu madre, te daba una paliza.

Damn, if I were your mother, I'd beat you up.

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

No importa que fuese o no la Virgen.

It doesn't matter whether it was the Virgin Mary or not.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Si no fuese por el aire y el agua, nada podría vivir.

Without air and water, nothing could live.

Mary le dijo a Tom que no creía que John fuese aburrido.

Mary told Tom that she didn't think John was boring.

No parece que esto le fuese muy útil a su dueño.

It doesn't seem like this was very useful to its owner.

— Por un puñado de dólares (1964)

Me gustaría que más gente fuese como tú.

I wish more people were like you.

Te llevaría si fuese en esa dirección.

I would give you a lift if I were going in that direction.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

No creí que la situación fuese tan grave.

I didn't think the situation was so serious.

Y, por si fuese poco, está lo del divorcio.

And, as if that weren't enough, there's the divorce.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Ojalá fuese de día.

I wish it were daytime.

— Enrique V (1989)

Siento como si no fuese lo suficientemente bueno.

I feel like I’m not good enough.

Tal vez no fuese necesario.

Perhaps it wasn't necessary.

— El experimento (2001)

Quería que fuese sorpresa, por eso lo mantuve en secreto.

I wanted it to be a surprise, that's why I kept it a secret.

— La bruja (2016)

Si fuese la primera pregunta de un examen, te pondrías nerviosa.

If it were the first question on an exam, you'd get nervous.

— Parásitos (2019)

Ojalá fuese rico.

I wish I were rich.

verb · imperfect subjunctive Rare #25,610
went, were to go Imperfect subjunctive form of "ir" (used in hypothetical situations, often with "si").
SP: Si yo fuese a tu casa, te llamaría primero.
EN: If I went to your house, I would call you first.
Conjugation of ir
SingularPlural
First — irnos
irirseirmeirte
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First iba íbamos
Second ibas —
Third iba iban
fuese

Papá me dijo que me fuese.

Dad told me to leave.

— Devdas (2002)

Le pedí a Tom que se fuese.

I asked Tom to leave.

Tom no pensaba que a Mary le fuese a gustar el concierto.

Tom didn't think Mary would like the concert.

Tom pidió a Mary que fuese a la tienda a comprar algo de pan.

Tom asked Mary to go to the store to buy some bread.

Ella le suplicó que no se fuese.

She begged him not to leave.

El entrenador me sugirió que fuese con él al aeropuerto.

The coach suggested that I go with him to the airport.

Si no fuese por mi familia, renunciaría a este trabajo.

If it weren't for my family, I would quit this job.

Le dije a ella que no fuese.

I told her not to go.

Le decían a la gente que fuese ahí.

They told people to go there.

Si no fuese por el agua, los humanos no podrían sobrevivir.

Without water, humans could not survive.

Tom le aconsejó a Mary que no fuese allá sola.

Tom advised Mary not to go there alone.

Querían que fuese a Tallahassee a presionar.

They wanted me to go to Tallahassee to put pressure on him.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)