abastecer Imperfect Conjugation
abastecer — to supply
Abastecer is regular in the imperfect: abastecía, abastecías, abastecía, abastecíamos, abastecíais, abastecían.
abastecer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe how a city used to be supplied in the past or a continuous state of providing resources without a specific end date.
Notes on abastecer in the Imperfect
This verb is regular in the imperfect. All forms carry an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Antiguamente, el río abastecía a todo el pueblo.
In the old days, the river used to supply the whole town.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros abastecíamos la despensa cada mes.
We used to stock the pantry every month.
nosotros
Las granjas abastecían los mercados locales.
The farms supplied the local markets.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: abastecia
Correct: abastecía
Why: All imperfect -er and -ir endings must have a written accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abastezco
The present tense of abastecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (abastezco), but regular elsewhere.
Preterite
yo: abastecí
Abastecer is completely regular in the preterite: abastecí, abasteciste, abasteció, etc.
Future
yo: abasteceré
Abastecer is regular in the future: add endings to the infinitive (abasteceré, abastecerás).
Conditional
yo: abastecería
Regular conditional: add endings to the infinitive (abastecería, abastecerías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: abastezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'abastezc-' stem for all forms: abastezca, abastezcas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: abasteciera
Uses the preterite stem 'abastecie-': abasteciera, abastecieras, abasteciera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: abastece
The imperative uses 'abastece' (tú) and 'abastezca' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no abastezcas
All negative commands use the 'abastezc-' stem: no abastezcas, no abastezca.