apostar Imperfect Conjugation
apostar — to bet
The imperfect of apostar is regular: apostaba, apostabas, apostaba, apostábamos, apostabais, apostaban.
apostar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual betting in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'I was betting when...').
Notes on apostar in the Imperfect
Apostar is regular in the imperfect. All -ar verbs use the -aba endings.
Example Sentences
De joven, yo apostaba en las carreras cada domingo.
When I was young, I used to bet on the races every Sunday.
yo
Mi abuelo siempre apostaba a los mismos números.
My grandfather always used to bet on the same numbers.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros apostábamos poco dinero para no arriesgar.
We used to bet little money so as not to take risks.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'apostábamos'.
Correct: The correct form is apostábamos.
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect always requires an accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apuesto
Apostar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: aposté
The preterite of apostar is regular: aposté, apostaste, apostó, apostamos, apostasteis, apostaron.
Future
yo: apostaré
The future of apostar is regular: apostaré, apostarás, apostará, apostaremos, apostaréis, apostarán.
Conditional
yo: apostaría
The conditional of apostar is regular: apostaría, apostarías, apostaría, apostaríamos, apostaríais, apostarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apueste
The present subjunctive follows the 'o > ue' stem change: apueste, apuestes, apueste, apostemos, apostéis, apuesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apostara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: apostara, apostaras, apostara, apostáramos, apostarais, apostaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: apuesta
Commands use the stem change (o > ue) except for vosotros: apuesta, apueste, apostemos, apostad, apuesten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no apuestes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no apuestes, no apueste, no apostemos, no apostéis, no apuesten.