ampliar Imperfect Conjugation
ampliar — to enlarge
The imperfect of ampliar is regular: ampliaba, ampliabas, ampliaba, ampliábamos, ampliabais, ampliaban.
ampliar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing or habitual expansions in the past, such as describing a period when a business was slowly growing.
Notes on ampliar in the Imperfect
This tense is fully regular. It follows the standard -ar verb pattern for the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo ampliaba las fotos en un cuarto oscuro.
Before, I used to enlarge photos in a darkroom.
yo
Ellos ampliaban el negocio poco a poco.
They were expanding the business little by little.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Siempre ampliábamos la información antes de la reunión.
We always expanded the information before the meeting.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: ampliábamos
Why: All -ar imperfect 'nosotros' forms require an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: amplío
The present tense of ampliar features an accent on the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: amplío, amplías, amplía, amplían.
Preterite
yo: amplié
The preterite of ampliar is regular: amplié, ampliaste, amplió, ampliamos, ampliasteis, ampliaron.
Future
yo: ampliaré
The future of ampliar is regular: ampliaré, ampliarás, ampliará, ampliaremos, ampliaréis, ampliarán.
Conditional
yo: ampliaría
The conditional of ampliar is regular: ampliaría, ampliarías, ampliaría, ampliaríamos, ampliaríais, ampliarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: amplíe
The present subjunctive of ampliar requires an accent on the 'í' in most forms: amplíe, amplíes, amplíe, amplíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ampliara
The imperfect subjunctive of ampliar is regular: ampliara, ampliaras, ampliara, ampliáramos, ampliarais, ampliaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: amplía
The imperative uses 'amplía' (tú) and 'amplíe' (usted) to give direct orders to enlarge or extend something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no amplíes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no amplíes, no amplíe, no ampliemos, no amplíen.