anunciar Imperfect Conjugation
anunciar — announce
The imperfect of anunciar uses the regular -aba endings: anunciaba, anunciabas, anunciaba, anunciábamos, anunciabais, anunciaban.
anunciar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing announcements in the past or how a company used to advertise its products repeatedly.
Notes on anunciar in the Imperfect
Anunciar is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form: anunciábamos.
Example Sentences
Antes, la radio anunciaba todas las noticias locales.
Before, the radio used to announce all the local news.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros anunciábamos las rebajas cada lunes.
We used to announce the sales every Monday.
nosotros
Tú anunciabas los nombres de los invitados.
You were announcing the names of the guests.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: anunciamos
Correct: anunciábamos
Why: Learners often forget the '-aba-' suffix for imperfect -ar verbs and use the present/preterite nosotros form instead.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: anuncio
The present of anunciar is regular: anuncio, anuncias, anuncia, anunciamos, anunciáis, anuncian.
Preterite
yo: anuncié
Anunciar is regular in the preterite: anuncié, anunciaste, anunció, anunciamos, anunciasteis, anunciaron.
Future
yo: anunciaré
The future of anunciar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: anunciaré, anunciarás, anunciará...
Conditional
yo: anunciaría
The conditional of anunciar is regular: anunciaría, anunciarías, anunciaría, anunciaríamos, anunciaríais, anunciarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: anuncie
The present subjunctive of anunciar follows the regular -ar pattern: anuncie, anuncies, anuncie, anunciemos, anunciéis, anuncien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: anunciara
The imperfect subjunctive of anunciar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite stem: anunciara, anunciaras, anunciara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: anuncia
The imperative of anunciar gives commands: anuncia (tú), anuncie (usted), anunciad (vosotros), anuncien (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no anuncies
The negative imperative of anunciar uses the present subjunctive forms: no anuncies, no anuncie, no anuncien.