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asegurar Imperfect Conjugation

asegurarto assure

B1regular -ar★★★★★
Quick answer:

The imperfect of asegurar is regular: aseguraba, asegurabas, aseguraba, asegurábamos, asegurabais, aseguraban.

asegurar Imperfect Forms

yoaseguraba
asegurabas
él/ella/ustedaseguraba
nosotrosasegurábamos
vosotrosasegurabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesaseguraban

When to Use the Imperfect

Use the imperfect for ongoing past states, repeated assurances, or background descriptions in a story.

Notes on asegurar in the Imperfect

Asegurar follows the standard -aba endings for -ar verbs in the imperfect.

Example Sentences

  • Mi abuelo siempre aseguraba que el clima iba a cambiar.

    My grandfather always used to claim that the weather was going to change.

    él/ella/usted

  • Mientras yo aseguraba las ventanas, tú buscabas las llaves.

    While I was securing the windows, you were looking for the keys.

    yo

  • Ellos aseguraban que todo estaba bajo control.

    They kept insisting that everything was under control.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Missing the accent on 'asegurábamos'.

    Correct: asegurábamos

    Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect -ar conjugation require an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.

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