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fuese

were, go

ˈf w e s e → ser
verb · imperfect tense Uncommon #11,975
were Used in subjunctive clauses, often after expressions of wishing or uncertainty.
SP: Ojalá fuese más fácil.
EN: If only it were easier.
Conjugation of ser
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First era éramos
Second eras —
Third era eran
fuerafuese

Ojalá fuese rica.

I wish I were rich.

Como si hacerlo fuese tan fácil.

As if doing it were so easy.

— Contra la pared (2004)

Siento como si no fuese lo suficientemente bueno.

I feel like I’m not good enough.

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

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

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 yo fuese vos, me quedaría fuera de eso.

If I were you, I’d stay out of it.

Hicieron el departamento para que fuese fácil enloquecer.

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

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

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.

Me sorprendió que fuese extranjero.

I was surprised that he was a foreigner.

Ojalá fuese rico.

I wish I were rich.

¡Como si fuese un avión extranjero!

As if it were a foreign plane!

— Se levanta el viento (2013)

Desearía que no fuese verdad.

I wish it weren't true.

¡Si aunque sea fuese la marina!

If only it were the navy, at least!

— Los 400 golpes (1959)

Tal vez no fuese necesario.

Perhaps it wasn't necessary.

— Das Experiment (2001)

Ojalá fuese comida real.

I wish it was real food.

— La Tumba de las Luciérnagas (1988)

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

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

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

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)

Quién demonios lo haría si no fuese así.

Who the hell would do it otherwise?

— Yo vi al diablo (2010)

¡Como si no fuese ya suficiente!

As if that weren’t enough already!

Por donde fuese.

Wherever it went.

— El Bueno, El Malo y El Feo (1966)

Si yo fuese Tom le habría metido un puñetazo a María en la cara.

If I were Tom, I would have punched María in the face.

Aunque fuese cierto, no puedes andar diciéndolo por ahí.

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

— Ip Man (2008)

Ojalá fuese de día.

I wish it were daytime.

— Henry V (1989)

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

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

— Audición (2000)

Nunca imaginé que ella fuese tan inteligente.

I never imagined she was so intelligent.

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)

¿Qué harías si hoy fuese tu último día?

What would you do if today were your last day?

¡Si él fuese gordo, ella lo abandonaría!

If he were fat, she would leave him!

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Si no fuese por ti, no habría nada.

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

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Si yo fuese ellos, nunca resolvería un crimen de esa manera.

If I were them, I would never solve a crime that way.

— Madre (2009)

Quisiera que él fuese más cuidadoso cuando hable.

I wish he would be more careful when he speaks.

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

Without air and water, nothing could live.

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)

verb · imperfect tense Rare #31,598
go Used in subjunctive clauses, often after verbs of advice, request, or suggestion.
SP: Me pidió que fuese con ella.
EN: She asked me to go with her.
Conjugation of ir
SingularPlural
First — irnos
irirseirmeirte
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First iba íbamos
Second ibas —
Third iba iban
fuese

El entrenador me sugirió que fuese con él al aeropuerto.

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

Tom le aconsejó a Mary que no fuese allá sola.

Tom advised Mary not to go there alone.

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.

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

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

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

Tom didn't think Mary would like the concert.

Papá me dijo que me fuese.

Dad told me to leave.

— Devdas (2002)

Le decían a la gente que fuese ahí.

They told people to go there.

Le pedí a Tom que se fuese.

I asked Tom to leave.

Querían que fuese a Tallahassee a presionar.

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

— Running on Empty (1988)

Le dije a ella que no fuese.

I told her not to go.