aislar Imperfect Conjugation
aislar — to isolate
The imperfect of aislar is regular: aislaba, aislabas, aislaba, aislábamos, aislabais, aislaban.
aislar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe ongoing past states or habits, such as how a house used to be insulated or how someone used to isolate themselves frequently.
Notes on aislar in the Imperfect
Aislar follows the standard -ar verb pattern for the imperfect. No accent is added to the 'i'.
Example Sentences
Antes, la gente se aislaba más en los pueblos.
Before, people used to isolate themselves more in the villages.
él/ella/usted
Aislábamos el ruido con cortinas pesadas.
We used to block out (isolate) the noise with heavy curtains.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'aislabamos'.
Correct: aislábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'á' for the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aíslo
In the present tense, 'aislar' is mostly regular but adds an accent to the 'i' (aíslo, aíslas) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: aislé
The preterite of aislar is completely regular: aislé, aislaste, aisló, aislamos, aislasteis, aislaron.
Future
yo: aislaré
The future of aislar is regular: aislaré, aislarás, aislará, aislaremos, aislaréis, aislarán.
Conditional
yo: aislaría
The conditional of aislar is regular: aislaría, aislarías, aislaría, aislaríamos, aislaríais, aislarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aísle
The present subjunctive follows the accent change of the present indicative: aísle, aísles, aísle, aislemos, aisléis, aíslen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aislara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: aislara, aislaras, aislara, aisláramos, aislarais, aislaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aísla
The imperative uses the 'boot' accentuation: aísla (tú), aislad (vosotros), aísle (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no aísles
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no aísles, no aisléis, no aísle.