arrodillar Imperfect Conjugation
arrodillar — to kneel
The imperfect of arrodillar is regular: arrodillaba, arrodillabas, arrodillaba, arrodillábamos, arrodillabais, arrodillaban.
arrodillar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
The imperfect tense of 'arrodillar' describes habitual or ongoing actions in the past, or sets the scene. For instance, 'Cuando era niño, me arrodillaba para rezar antes de dormir' (When I was a child, I used to kneel to pray before sleeping) shows a repeated past action. It can also describe what was happening when another action occurred: 'Me arrodillaba cuando sonó el teléfono' (I was kneeling when the phone rang).
Notes on arrodillar in the Imperfect
Arrodillar is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms are created by adding the standard imperfect endings to the stem.
Example Sentences
De pequeño, me arrodillaba para ver la televisión.
As a child, I used to kneel down to watch television.
yo
Tú te arrodillabas en la iglesia cada domingo.
You used to kneel in church every Sunday.
tú
Ella se arrodillaba para cuidar las plantas.
She would kneel down to tend to the plants.
él/ella/usted
Ellos se arrodillaban cuando llegaba el maestro.
They were kneeling when the teacher arrived.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect for ongoing past actions.
Correct: For habitual actions like 'I used to kneel', use 'me arrodillaba', not 'me arrodillé'.
Why: The imperfect describes continuous or habitual actions, while the preterite describes completed ones.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct imperfect form is 'arrodillabais', not 'arrodillabais'.
Why: The imperfect endings for -ar verbs are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arrodillo
The present tense of arrodillar is regular: arrodillo, arrodillas, arrodilla, arrodillamos, arrodilláis, arrodillan.
Preterite
yo: arrodillé
The preterite of arrodillar is regular: arrodillé, arrodillaste, arrodilló, arrodillamos, arrodillasteis, arrodillaron.
Future
yo: arrodillaré
The future tense of arrodillar is regular: arrodillaré, arrodillarás, arrodillará, arrodillaremos, arrodillaréis, arrodillarán.
Conditional
yo: arrodillaría
The conditional of arrodillar is regular: arrodillaría, arrodillarías, arrodillaría, arrodillaríamos, arrodillaríais, arrodillarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: arrodille
Use arrodille, arrodilles, arrodillemos, arrodillen for wishes, doubts, and emotions with arrodillar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arrodillara
Use arrodillara/arrodillarais/arrodilláramos/arrodillaran for past hypotheticals or wishes with arrodillar.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arrodilla
Use arrodilla, arrodillad, arrodille, arrodillemos, arrodillen for direct commands with arrodillar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no arrodilles
Use no arrodilles, no arrodilléis, no arrodille, no arrodillemos, no arrodillen for negative commands with arrodillar.