almorzar Imperfect Conjugation
almorzar — to have lunch
Almorzar is regular in the imperfect: almorzaba, almorzabas, almorzaba, etc.
almorzar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe habitual lunches in the past (e.g., 'When I was a kid, I used to eat lunch at school') or ongoing lunch scenes.
Notes on almorzar in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular for -ar verbs. There are no stem changes or spelling shifts.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo almorzaba en la cafetería.
As a child, I used to eat lunch in the cafeteria.
yo
Mientras almorzábamos, empezó a llover.
While we were having lunch, it started to rain.
nosotros
Ustedes almorzaban juntos todos los días.
You all used to have lunch together every day.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgeting the accent on the nosotros form: 'almorzabamos'.
Correct: almorzábamos
Why: All -ar imperfect verbs require an accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: almuerzo
Almorzar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: almorcé
Almorzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (almorcé) but follows regular -ar endings otherwise.
Future
yo: almorzaré
Almorzar is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: almorzaría
The conditional of almorzar is regular: almorzaría, almorzarías, almorzaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: almuerce
Combines the 'o > ue' stem change with the 'z > c' spelling change (almuerce, almuerces).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: almorzara
The imperfect subjunctive of almorzar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: almorzara, almorzaras.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: almuerza
Use 'almuerza' (tú) or 'almuerce' (usted) to tell someone to eat lunch.
Negative Imperative
yo: no almuerces
Negative commands for almorzar always use the present subjunctive forms: no almuerces, no almuerce.