Inklingo
A smartphone screen showing a loading progress bar with a glowing gear icon.

actualizar Imperfect Conjugation

actualizarto update

A2regular (with spelling change) -ar★★★★★
Quick answer:

The imperfect of actualizar is regular: actualizaba, actualizabas, actualizaba, actualizábamos, actualizabais, actualizaban.

actualizar Imperfect Forms

yoactualizaba
actualizabas
él/ella/ustedactualizaba
nosotrosactualizábamos
vosotrosactualizabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesactualizaban

When to Use the Imperfect

Use this for updates you used to do habitually or to describe the background while something else happened.

Notes on actualizar in the Imperfect

Actualizar is fully regular in the imperfect.

Example Sentences

  • Antes, yo actualizaba mi diario todos los días.

    Before, I used to update my diary every day.

    yo

  • Mientras él actualizaba la web, se fue la luz.

    While he was updating the website, the power went out.

    él/ella/usted

  • Actualizábamos los archivos cada mes.

    We used to update the files every month.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: actualizabais (for nosotros)

    Correct: actualizábamos

    Why: Learners often mix up the 'vosotros' and 'nosotros' endings in the imperfect.

Master Spanish verbs in context

Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'actualizar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.

Related Tenses