aplazar Imperfect Conjugation
aplazar — to postpone
The imperfect of aplazar is regular, using the -aba endings (aplazaba, aplazabas).
aplazar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a past habit of postponing things or to set the scene (e.g., 'I was postponing the decision when...').
Notes on aplazar in the Imperfect
This tense is fully regular. The 'z' is preserved because it is followed by 'a'.
Example Sentences
De niño, siempre aplazaba la hora de dormir.
As a child, I always used to postpone bedtime.
yo
Ellos aplazaban los pagos cada mes.
They used to postpone the payments every month.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ustedes aplazaban el viaje cada vez que llovía.
You all used to postpone the trip every time it rained.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'aplazía' instead of 'aplazaba'.
Correct: aplazaba
Why: -ar verbs use -aba endings in the imperfect, not -ía.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aplazo
Aplazar is completely regular in the present indicative (aplazo, aplazas).
Preterite
yo: aplacé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'aplacé'.
Future
yo: aplazaré
The future tense of aplazar is regular: add the endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: aplazaría
The conditional is regular: add the -ía endings to the infinitive 'aplazar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aplace
Aplazar undergoes a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' before the letter 'e' (aplace, aplaces).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aplazara
The imperfect subjunctive of aplazar is regular, following the 'ra' pattern (aplazara, aplazaras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aplaza
Direct commands for aplazar involve the 'z' to 'c' change in all forms except 'tú' and 'vosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aplaces
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms and change 'z' to 'c'.