amenazar Imperfect Conjugation
amenazar — to threaten
The imperfect of amenazar is entirely regular: amenazaba, amenazabas, amenazaba...
amenazar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a threat that was ongoing, a recurring danger in the past, or to set the scene (e.g., 'The clouds were threatening rain').
Notes on amenazar in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular. There are no spelling changes because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
De niño, mi hermano siempre me amenazaba.
As a child, my brother always used to threaten me.
él/ella/usted
Las nubes amenazaban lluvia toda la tarde.
The clouds were threatening rain all afternoon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros amenazábamos con irnos si no servían la comida.
We were threatening to leave if they didn't serve the food.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'c' change like in the preterite.
Correct: amenazaba
Why: The 'z' stays because it is followed by an 'a', not an 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: amenazo
The present of amenazar is regular except for the z-to-c spelling change in the subjunctive (not here), following standard -ar patterns: amenazo, amenazas, amenaza...
Preterite
yo: amenacé
The preterite features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (amenacé) to keep the 'th/s' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Future
yo: amenazaré
The future tense is regular; simply add the endings to the infinitive: amenazaré, amenazarás, amenazará.
Conditional
yo: amenazaría
The conditional is regular: amenazaría, amenazarías, amenazaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: amenace
The present subjunctive requires a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: amenace, amenaces, amenace...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: amenazara
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite third-person plural: amenazara, amenazaras, amenazara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: amenaza
Use 'amenaza' for informal commands and 'amenace' for formal ones, noting the z-to-c change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no amenaces
Always uses the present subjunctive forms: no amenaces, no amenace, no amenacen.