acarrear Imperfect Conjugation
acarrear — to cause
Acarreaba, acarreabas, acarreaba, acarreábamos, acarreabais, acarreaban are the imperfect forms of acarrear.
acarrear Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing actions in the past, habitual actions, or descriptions. It sets the scene: 'He was carrying a heavy load', 'The situation always caused trouble'.
Notes on acarrear in the Imperfect
Acarrear is regular in the imperfect. The stem 'acarre-' is used with the imperfect endings: -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban.
Example Sentences
Yo acarreaaba la leña cada mañana.
I used to carry firewood every morning.
yo
Mientras tú acarreaabas el equipaje, yo buscaba las llaves.
While you were carrying the luggage, I was looking for the keys.
tú
El río acarreaaba sedimentos hacia el mar.
The river carried sediment towards the sea.
él/ella/usted
En ese entonces, nosotros acarreábamos el agua del pozo.
Back then, we carried water from the well.
nosotros
Ellos acarreaban la carga sin quejarse.
They carried the load without complaining.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite ('acarreó') for a description or ongoing past action.
Correct: Use 'acarreaba' for background description: 'El camino acarreaaba dificultades'.
Why: The imperfect describes the ongoing nature or background setting, not a single completed event.
Mistake: Incorrectly adding an accent to the imperfect forms.
Correct: The imperfect forms of 'acarrear' do not typically require accents (e.g., 'acarreaba', 'acarreábamos').
Why: The stress naturally falls on the 'a' before the -ba endings, so no written accent is needed.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acarreo
Acarreo, acarreas, acarrea, acarreamos, acarreáis, acarrean are the present indicative forms of acarrear.
Preterite
yo: acarreé
Acarreé, acarreaste, acarreó, acarreamos, acarreasteis, acarrearon are the regular preterite forms of acarrear.
Future
yo: acarrearé
Acarrearé, acarrearás, acarreará, acarrearemos, acarrearéis, acarrearán are the future indicative forms of acarrear.
Conditional
yo: acarrearía
Acarrearía, acarrearías, acarrearía, acarrearíamos, acarrearíais, acarrearían are the conditional forms of acarrear.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acarree
Acarree, acarreemos, acarreéis, acarreen are the present subjunctive forms of acarrear.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acarreara
Acarreara, acarrearas, acarrease, acarreáramos, acarrearais, acarrearan are the imperfect subjunctive forms of acarrear.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acarrea
Acarrea, acarree, acarreemos, acarread, acarreen are the imperative forms of acarrear.
Negative Imperative
yo: no acarrees
No acarrees, no acarree, no acarreemos, no acarreéis, no acarreen are the negative imperative forms of acarrear.