alardear Imperfect Conjugation
alardear — to boast
The imperfect of alardear is regular: alardeaba, alardeabas, alardeaba, alardeábamos, alardeabais, alardeaban.
alardear Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to describe background settings. For 'alardear,' it describes a state of boasting or repeated boasting in the past.
Notes on alardear in the Imperfect
Alardear is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms are regular and follow the standard -ar imperfect pattern.
Example Sentences
Cuando era joven, yo alardeaba mucho de mis habilidades.
When I was young, I used to boast a lot about my skills.
yo
Él siempre alardeaba de sus viajes exóticos.
He always boasted about his exotic trips.
él/ella/usted
Ellos alardeaban mientras comíamos.
They were boasting while we were eating.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Tú alardeabas de tu equipo de fútbol cada partido.
You used to boast about your soccer team every game.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite for habitual past actions: 'Yo alardeé cada día'.
Correct: For habitual past actions, use the imperfect: 'Yo alardeaba cada día'.
Why: The imperfect describes repeated or ongoing actions in the past, not single completed events.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: Both are 'alardeaba', but context or subject pronouns clarify who is boasting.
Why: These forms are identical, requiring careful attention to the sentence structure.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alardeo
The present tense of alardear is regular: alardeo, alardeas, alardea, alardeamos, alardeáis, alardean.
Preterite
yo: alardeé
The preterite of alardear is regular: alardeé, alardeaste, alardeó, alardeamos, alardeasteis, alardearon.
Future
yo: alardearé
The future tense of alardear is regular: alardearé, alardearás, alardeará, alardearemos, alardearéis, alardearán.
Conditional
yo: alardearía
The conditional of alardear is regular: alardearía, alardearías, alardearía, alardearíamos, alardearíais, alardearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: alardee
Expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty: 'Espero que alardees' (I hope you boast), 'Dudo que alardeen' (I doubt they boast).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alardeara
Used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts: 'si alardeara' (if I were to boast), 'ojalá alardeara' (I wish he would boast).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alardea
Use 'alardea' (tú) and 'alardead' (vosotros) for direct commands, and 'alardee'/'alardeen' for usted/ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alardees
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no alardees' (tú), 'no alardee' (usted), 'no alardeen' (ustedes).