asentar Imperfect Conjugation
asentar — to settle
The imperfect of asentar is regular: asentaba, asentabas, asentaba, asentábamos, asentabais, asentaban.
asentar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing past states, such as how a structure was settling over time or habitual recording of information.
Notes on asentar in the Imperfect
Asentar is regular in the imperfect. It follows the standard -aba endings for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
En ese entonces, yo asentaba mis gastos cada noche.
Back then, I used to record my expenses every night.
yo
La casa se asentaba lentamente sobre la colina.
The house was slowly settling on the hill.
él/ella/usted
Ellos asentaban las reglas antes de empezar el juego.
They used to establish the rules before starting the game.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'asentábamos'.
Correct: asentábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: asiento
Asentar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: asenté
Asentar is regular in the preterite: asenté, asentaste, asentó, asentamos, asentasteis, asentaron.
Future
yo: asentaré
The future of asentar is regular: asentaré, asentarás, asentará, asentaremos, asentaréis, asentarán.
Conditional
yo: asentaría
The conditional of asentar is regular: asentaría, asentarías, asentaría, asentaríamos, asentaríais, asentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: asiente
The present subjunctive of asentar follows the stem change: asiente, asientes, asiente, asentemos, asentéis, asienten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: asentara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: asentara, asentaras, asentara, asentáramos, asentarais, asentaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: asienta
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: asienta (tú), asiente (usted), asentad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no asientes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no asientes, no asiente, no asentemos, no asentéis, no asienten.