él funcionara

worked, functioned

→ funcionar
funcion function; work + ara 3rd-person singular imperfect subjunctive
verb · third singular · subjunctive Rare #29,288
worked, functioned Imperfect subjunctive form (often used in 'if' clauses).
SP: Si el motor funcionara, podríamos salir.
EN: If the engine worked, we could leave.
Conjugation of funcionar
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Third funcionara —

Si esa bomba funcionara, la habría hecho estallar.

If that bomb worked, I would have detonated it.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Supongo que tampoco es que a Fred le funcionara estupendamente.

I suppose it’s not as though things worked out wonderfully for Fred either.

— Chicago (2002)

No puedo creer que no funcionara.

I can't believe it didn't work.

Me alegra que nuestra estrategia funcionara.

I'm glad our strategy worked.

Gandhi no funcionara allí, hijo.

Gandhi wouldn't work there, son.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Lamento que funcionara de esa manera.

I'm sorry it turned out that way.

Consiguió que la máquina funcionara.

He got the machine working.

Y lo que se, es que funcionara.

And what I know is that it will work.

No debería haber esperado que funcionara.

I shouldn't have expected it to work.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Quisiera que esto funcionara con el espejo.

I wish this would work with the mirror.

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)