apoyar Imperfect Conjugation
apoyar — to support
Apoyaba, apoyabas, apoyaba, apoyábamos, apoyabais, apoyaban are the imperfect forms of 'apoyar'.
apoyar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to describe background settings. For example, 'Cuando era joven, apoyaba mucho a mis padres' (When I was young, I used to support my parents a lot) or 'El gobierno apoyaba esas políticas' (The government supported those policies).
Notes on apoyar in the Imperfect
Apoyar is regular in the imperfect tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre te apoyaba en tus locuras.
I always used to support you in your crazy ideas.
yo
¿Tú apoyabas a ese equipo?
Did you support that team?
tú
Ella apoyaba a su familia económicamente.
She supported her family financially.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros apoyábamos el plan.
We supported the plan.
nosotros
Ellos apoyaban la causa.
They supported the cause.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect for habitual actions.
Correct: For repeated or habitual past actions, use the imperfect: 'Yo apoyaba...' not 'Yo apoyé...'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or repeated actions, while the preterite describes single, completed events.
Mistake: Using 'apoyaba' for 'ustedes'.
Correct: The correct form for 'ustedes' is 'apoyaban'.
Why: Each person has a distinct imperfect ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apoyo
Apoyo, apoyas, apoya, apoyamos, apoyáis, apoyan are the present indicative forms of 'apoyar'.
Preterite
yo: apoyé
Apoyé, apoyaste, apoyó, apoyamos, apoyasteis, apoyaron are the preterite forms of 'apoyar'.
Future
yo: apoyaré
Apoyaré, apoyarás, apoyará, etc., are the future tense forms of 'apoyar'.
Conditional
yo: apoyaría
Apoyaría, apoyarías, apoyaría, apoyaríamos, apoyaríais, apoyarían are the conditional forms of 'apoyar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apoye
Apoye, apoyes, apoyemos, apoyéis, apoyen are the present subjunctive forms of 'apoyar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apoyara
Apoyara/apoyase, apoyaras/apoyases, etc., are the imperfect subjunctive forms of 'apoyar'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: apoya
Apoya, apoye, apoyemos, apoyad, apoyen are the commands for 'apoyar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no apoyes
No apoyes, no apoye, no apoyemos, no apoyéis, no apoyen are the negative commands for 'apoyar'.