absolver Imperfect Conjugation
absolver — to acquit
Absolver is regular in the imperfect: absolvía, absolvías, absolvía, absolvíamos, absolvíais, absolvían.
absolver Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a judge's habit of acquitting people or a background situation in the past where someone was being exonerated.
Notes on absolver in the Imperfect
Absolver is a regular -er verb in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
Ese juez siempre absolvía a los acusados jóvenes.
That judge always used to acquit young defendants.
él/ella/usted
Mientras el cura nos absolvía, la iglesia estaba en silencio.
While the priest was absolving us, the church was silent.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: absolvaba
Correct: absolvía
Why: Absolver is an -er verb, so it takes -ía endings, not -aba (which is for -ar verbs).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: absuelvo
Absolver is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in the present tense: absuelvo, absuelves, absuelve, absuelven.
Preterite
yo: absolví
Absolver is regular in the preterite: absolví, absolviste, absolvió, absolvimos, absolvisteis, absolvieron.
Future
yo: absolveré
Absolver is regular in the future: absolveré, absolverás, absolverá, absolveremos, absolveréis, absolverán.
Conditional
yo: absolvería
Absolver is regular in the conditional: absolvería, absolverías, absolvería, absolveríamos, absolveríais, absolverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: absuelva
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue): absuelva, absuelvas, absuelva, absuelvan (but absolvamos, absolváis).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: absolviera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: absolviera, absolvieras, absolviera, absolviéramos, absolvierais, absolvieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: absuelve
Use the imperative for direct commands: absuelve (tú), absuelva (usted), absolved (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no absuelvas
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no absuelvas, no absuelva, no absolváis.