aparcar Imperfect Conjugation
aparcar — to park
The imperfect of aparcar is regular: aparcaba, aparcabas, aparcaba, aparcábamos, aparcabais, aparcaban.
aparcar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a past habit (e.g., 'I used to park there') or an ongoing action in the past.
Notes on aparcar in the Imperfect
Aparcar is fully regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
Antes aparcaba siempre en la plaza.
Before, I used to always park in the square.
yo
Mientras él aparcaba, yo compraba el pan.
While he was parking, I was buying bread.
él/ella/usted
Aparcábamos allí todos los días.
We used to park there every day.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'aparcaba' with a 'v'.
Correct: aparcaba
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect use 'b' (aba), never 'v'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aparco
The present tense of aparcar is completely regular: aparco, aparcas, aparca, aparcamos, aparcáis, aparcan.
Preterite
yo: aparqué
The preterite of aparcar is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form which changes to 'aparqué'.
Future
yo: aparcaré
The future of aparcar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (aparcaré, aparcarás, aparcará, etc.).
Conditional
yo: aparcaría
The conditional of aparcar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (aparcaría, aparcarías, aparcaría, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: aparque
The present subjunctive of aparcar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': aparque, aparques, aparque, aparquemos, aparquéis, aparquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aparcara
The imperfect subjunctive of aparcar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: aparcara, aparcaras, aparcara, aparcáramos, aparcarais, aparcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aparca
The imperative of aparcar uses 'aparca' (tú) and 'aparcad' (vosotros), with spelling changes in formal forms (aparque/aparquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no aparques
The negative imperative of aparcar uses the present subjunctive forms: no aparques, no aparque, no aparquemos, no aparquéis, no aparquen.