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analizar Imperfect Conjugation

analizarto analyze

B1regular with spelling change -ar★★★★★
Quick answer:

The imperfect of analizar is regular: analizaba, analizabas, analizaba, analizábamos, analizabais, analizaban.

analizar Imperfect Forms

yoanalizaba
analizabas
él/ella/ustedanalizaba
nosotrosanalizábamos
vosotrosanalizabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesanalizaban

When to Use the Imperfect

Use the imperfect to describe ongoing past analyses, habits in the past, or background information ('I was analyzing when...').

Notes on analizar in the Imperfect

Analizar is fully regular in the imperfect. Like all -ar verbs, it uses the -aba endings.

Example Sentences

  • Cuando era estudiante, analizaba muchos poemas.

    When I was a student, I used to analyze many poems.

    yo

  • Nosotros analizábamos el mapa cuando nos perdimos.

    We were analyzing the map when we got lost.

    nosotros

  • Él analizaba los datos mientras yo escribía.

    He was analyzing the data while I was writing.

    él/ella/usted

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'analizábamos'.

    Correct: analizábamos

    Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect for -ar verbs always has an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.

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