asimilar Imperfect Conjugation
asimilar — to take in
The imperfect of asimilar is regular: asimilaba, asimilabas, asimilaba, asimilábamos, asimilabais, asimilaban.
asimilar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or for descriptions. For 'asimilar', it describes the process of taking things in over a period of time or as a habit. For example, 'Cuando era niño, asimilaba todo lo que veía' (When I was a child, I assimilated everything I saw).
Notes on asimilar in the Imperfect
Asimilar is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms are standard conjugations for -ar verbs in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Yo asimilaba la información lentamente.
I was assimilating the information slowly.
yo
¿Tú asimilabas los conceptos sin dificultad?
Were you assimilating the concepts without difficulty?
tú
Ella asimilaba la nueva cultura cada día.
She was assimilating the new culture every day.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros asimilábamos las reglas del juego.
We used to assimilate the rules of the game.
nosotros
Ellos asimilaban las lecciones mientras viajaban.
They were assimilating the lessons while they traveled.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect for ongoing past actions.
Correct: For habitual or continuous past actions, use 'asimilaba', not 'asimile'.
Why: The imperfect describes actions in progress or repeated actions in the past, not completed events.
Mistake: Incorrect 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'asimilabais', not 'asimilaban'.
Why: The 'vosotros' form for regular -ar verbs in the imperfect indicative ends in -abais.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: asimilo
The present tense of asimilar is regular: asimilo, asimilas, asimila, asimilamos, asimiláis, asimilan.
Preterite
yo: asimilé
The preterite of asimilar is regular: asimile, asimilaste, asimiló, asimilamos, asimilasteis, asimilaron.
Future
yo: asimilaré
The future tense of asimilar is regular: asimilaré, asimilarás, asimilará, asimilaremos, asimilaréis, asimilarán.
Conditional
yo: asimilaría
The conditional of asimilar is regular: asimilaría, asimilarías, asimilaría, asimilaríamos, asimilaríais, asimilarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: asimile
Use the present subjunctive of asimilar for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty (asimilé, asimiles, asimile, asimilemos, asimiléis, asimilen).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: asimilara
Use the imperfect subjunctive (asimilaras/asimilaras) for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: asimila
Use the imperative of asimilar for direct commands: asimila (tú), asimile (usted), asimilemos (nosotros), asimilen (ustedes), asimilad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no asimiles
Use 'no' + present subjunctive for negative commands: no asimiles (tú), no asimile (usted), no asimilemos (nosotros), no asimilen (ustedes), no asimiléis (vosotros).