adivinar Imperfect Conjugation
adivinar — to guess
Adivinar is regular in the imperfect: adivinaba, adivinabas, adivinaba, adivinábamos, adivinabais, adivinaban.
adivinar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing guessing or a time when someone 'used to' guess things frequently. It's perfect for setting the scene in a story where a character was trying to figure something out over a period of time.
Notes on adivinar in the Imperfect
Adivinar is fully regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent mark only on the 'nosotros' form (adivinábamos).
Example Sentences
De niños, siempre adivinábamos los regalos de Navidad.
As kids, we always used to guess the Christmas presents.
nosotros
Ella adivinaba lo que yo estaba pensando.
She used to guess what I was thinking.
él/ella/usted
Tú siempre adivinabas el final de las películas.
You always used to guess the end of the movies.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: adivinabamos
Correct: adivinábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always requires an accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adivino
The present tense of adivinar is regular: adivino, adivinas, adivina, adivinamos, adivináis, adivinan.
Preterite
yo: adiviné
The preterite of adivinar is regular: adiviné, adivinaste, adivinó, adivinamos, adivinasteis, adivinaron.
Future
yo: adivinaré
The future of adivinar is regular: adivinaré, adivinarás, adivinará, adivinaremos, adivinaréis, adivinarán.
Conditional
yo: adivinaría
The conditional of adivinar is regular: adivinaría, adivinarías, adivinaría, adivinaríamos, adivinaríais, adivinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adivine
The present subjunctive of adivinar uses 'e' endings: adivine, adivines, adivine, adivinemos, adivinéis, adivinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adivinara
The imperfect subjunctive of adivinar follows the -ra pattern: adivinara, adivinaras, adivinara, adivináramos, adivinarais, adivinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adivina
Affirmative commands for adivinar: adivina (tú), adivine (usted), adivinemos (nosotros), adivinad (vosotros), adivinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no adivines
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no adivines, no adivine, no adivinemos, no adivinéis, no adivinen.