anular Imperfect Conjugation
anular — to cancel
Use 'anulaba', 'anulabas', 'anulaba', 'anulábamos', 'anulabais', 'anulaban' for past habits or ongoing actions.
anular Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
The imperfect is for describing actions that were happening continuously in the past, or habitual actions. You might say 'I used to cancel plans often' or 'The system was canceling entries automatically'.
Notes on anular in the Imperfect
Anular is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms are predictable based on the standard '-ar' imperfect conjugation.
Example Sentences
Yo anulaba mis clases de yoga cada vez que estaba cansado.
I used to cancel my yoga classes whenever I was tired.
yo
Tú anulabas la suscripción sin pensar.
You used to cancel the subscription without thinking.
tú
Él anulaba las reservas antiguas del sistema.
He used to cancel the old reservations from the system.
él/ella/usted
Ellos anulaban los tickets no reclamados.
They used to cancel unclaimed tickets.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros anulábamos la reunión si el jefe no venía.
We used to cancel the meeting if the boss didn't come.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed cancellation.
Correct: Use the preterite 'anulé' for a specific past cancellation.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, while the preterite is for completed, one-time events.
Mistake: Incorrect 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'anulabais'.
Why: The '-abais' ending is standard for regular -ar verbs in the imperfect indicative for vosotros.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: anulo
Use 'anulo', 'anulas', 'anula', 'anulamos', 'anuláis', 'anulan' for current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: anulé
Use 'anulé', 'anulaste', 'anuló', 'anulamos', 'anulasteis', 'anularon' for completed past actions.
Future
yo: anularé
Use 'anularé', 'anularás', 'anulará', 'anularemos', 'anularéis', 'anularán' for future actions or probability.
Conditional
yo: anularía
Use 'anularía', 'anularías', 'anularía', 'anularíamos', 'anularíais', 'anularían' for hypotheticals, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: anule
Use 'anule', 'anules', 'anulemos', 'anulen' after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: anulara
Use 'anulara' or 'anularase' (and other forms) for past hypothetical situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: anula
Use 'anula', 'anule', 'anulemos', 'anulad', 'anulen' for direct commands with anular.
Negative Imperative
yo: no anules
Use 'no anules', 'no anule', 'no anulemos', 'no anuléis', 'no anulen' for negative commands.