agrupar Imperfect Conjugation
agrupar — to group
The imperfect of agrupar is regular: agrupaba, agrupabas, agrupaba, agrupábamos, agrupabais, agrupaban.
agrupar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions of grouping in the past, or to set the scene. For example, 'Cuando era niño, agrupaba mis juguetes por tipo.' (When I was a child, I used to group my toys by type.) It focuses on the duration or repetition, not completion.
Notes on agrupar in the Imperfect
Agrupar is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo agrupaba mis cromos en álbumes.
I used to group my trading cards into albums.
yo
¿Tú agrupabas las facturas por mes?
Did you group the invoices by month?
tú
El bibliotecario agrupaba los libros nuevos en una mesa.
The librarian was grouping the new books on a table.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros agrupábamos las ideas en la pizarra durante las clases.
We used to group the ideas on the whiteboard during classes.
nosotros
Ellos agrupaban los estudiantes por nivel de habilidad.
They used to group the students by skill level.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of imperfect for a habitual past action: 'Agrupé mis juguetes cada día'.
Correct: For habitual actions, use the imperfect: 'Agrupaba mis juguetes cada día'.
Why: The imperfect describes repeated or ongoing actions in the past, while the preterite describes a single completed event.
Mistake: Confusing 'agrupábamos' (imperfect) with 'agrupamos' (preterite/present).
Correct: Remember the '-aba' ending for imperfect: 'agrupábamos'.
Why: The imperfect ending '-aba' clearly distinguishes it from the present/preterite 'agrupamos'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agrupo
Agrupar is regular in the present tense: agrupo, agrupas, agrupa, agrupamos, agrupáis, agrupan.
Preterite
yo: agrupé
Agrupar is regular in the preterite: agrupé, agrupaste, agrupó, agrupamos, agrupasteis, agruparon.
Future
yo: agruparé
The future of agrupar is regular: agruparé, agruparás, agrupará, agruparemos, agruparéis, agruparán.
Conditional
yo: agruparía
The conditional of agrupar is regular: agruparía, agruparías, agruparía, agruparíamos, agruparíais, agruparían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agrupe
The present subjunctive of agrupar (agrupe, agrupes, agrupemos, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, and commands.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agrupara
The imperfect subjunctive of agrupar (agrupara/agrupase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agrupa
Agrupa, agrupe, agrupemos, agrupad, agrupen are the imperative forms of agrupar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no agrupes
Don't use agrupar in negative commands: no agrupes, no agrupe, no agrupemos, no agrupéis, no agrupen.