arrasar Imperfect Conjugation
arrasar — to level
The imperfect of arrasar is regular: arrasaba, arrasabas, arrasaba, arrasábamos, arrasabais, arrasaban.
arrasar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing actions in the past, habitual actions, or to set the scene. For 'arrasar', it could mean something was continuously leveling an area or that someone used to level things regularly.
Notes on arrasar in the Imperfect
Arrasar is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
El río arrasaba las orillas cada primavera.
The river eroded the banks every spring.
él/ella/usted
Cuando éramos niños, arrasábamos los castillos de arena.
When we were kids, we used to destroy the sandcastles.
nosotros
La maquinaria arrasaba el terreno lentamente.
The machinery was leveling the ground slowly.
él/ella/usted
Tú arrasabas en todos los juegos de mesa.
You used to dominate all the board games.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed action in the past.
Correct: For a specific, finished action, use the preterite: 'Ayer arrasó la casa' (Yesterday it leveled the house).
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, not single completed events.
Mistake: Confusing the imperfect 'arrasaba' (él/ella/usted) with the preterite 'arrasó'.
Correct: Remember that 'arrasaba' describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past, while 'arrasó' is a one-time event.
Why: This is a fundamental difference between the imperfect and preterite tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arraso
The present tense of arrasar is regular: arraso, arrasas, arrasa, arrasamos, arrasáis, arrasan.
Preterite
yo: arrasé
The preterite of arrasar is regular: arrasé, arrasaste, arrasó, arrasamos, arrasasteis, arrasaron.
Future
yo: arrasaré
The future tense of arrasar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: arrasaré, arrasarás, arrasará, etc.
Conditional
yo: arrasaría
The conditional of arrasar is regular: arrasaría, arrasarías, arrasaría, arrasaríamos, arrasaríais, arrasarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: arrase
The present subjunctive of arrasar is used after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion: que yo arrase, que tú arrases, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arrasara
The imperfect subjunctive of arrasar has two forms (e.g., arrasara/arrasase) used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arrasa
The imperative of arrasar is mostly regular, with 'arrasa' for tú and 'arrasad' for vosotros.
Negative Imperative
yo: no arrases
Negative commands for arrasar use the present subjunctive with 'no': no arrases, no arrasemos, etc.