avalar Imperfect Conjugation
avalar — to guarantee
The imperfect of avalar is regular: avalaba, avalabas, avalaba, avalábamos, avalabais, avalaban.
avalar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past related to guaranteeing, or to set the scene. Think 'used to guarantee' or 'was guaranteeing'.
Notes on avalar in the Imperfect
Avalar is regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo avalaba a mis amigos en sus decisiones.
I used to back my friends in their decisions.
yo
Cuando eras joven, ¿tú avalabas a cualquiera?
When you were young, did you used to vouch for anyone?
tú
El comité avalaba las solicitudes cada semana.
The committee was guaranteeing the applications every week.
él/ella/usted
Ellos avalaban los productos de la empresa.
They used to guarantee the company's products.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect for a past habit.
Correct: For habitual past actions, use the imperfect: 'Avalaba a mis clientes' (I used to guarantee my clients).
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or repeated actions in the past, while the preterite describes single, completed events.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: avalo
The present indicative of avalar is regular: avalo, avalas, avala, avalamos, avaláis, avalan.
Preterite
yo: avalé
The preterite of avalar is regular: avalé, avalaste, avaló, avalamos, avalasteis, avalaron.
Future
yo: avalaré
The future of avalar is regular: avalaré, avalarás, avalará, avalaremos, avalaréis, avalarán.
Conditional
yo: avalaría
The conditional of avalar is regular: avalaría, avalarías, avalaría, avalaríamos, avalaríais, avalarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: avale
The present subjunctive of avalar is regular: avale, avales, avalemos, avalen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: avalara
The imperfect subjunctive of avalar uses -ra or -se endings: avalara, avalaras, avaláramos, avalaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: avala
The imperative of avalar is regular: avala, avale, avalemos, avalad, avalen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no avales
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no avales, no avale, no avalemos, no avaléis, no avalen.