aventurar Imperfect Conjugation
aventurar — to risk
The imperfect of aventurar is regular: aventuraba, aventurabas, aventuraba, aventurábamos, aventurabais, aventuraban.
aventurar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing or habitual actions of risking or venturing in the past. It sets the scene or describes background conditions.
Notes on aventurar in the Imperfect
Aventurar is regular in the imperfect tense. All -ar verbs follow this pattern.
Example Sentences
Yo aventuraba en juegos de azar cuando era joven.
I used to gamble when I was young.
yo
¿Tú aventurabas a menudo en tu juventud?
Did you often take risks in your youth?
tú
Él aventuraba por el mundo buscando tesoros.
He roamed the world looking for treasures.
él/ella/usted
Ellos aventuraban en expediciones peligrosas.
They embarked on dangerous expeditions.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'aventuró' for a continuous or habitual past action.
Correct: Use the imperfect 'aventuraba' for ongoing or repeated past actions.
Why: The preterite describes completed actions, while the imperfect describes the background or duration.
Mistake: Using the present tense 'aventura' instead of the imperfect 'aventuraba' for past habits.
Correct: For past habits, use the imperfect 'aventuraba'.
Why: The present tense is for current actions, not past routines.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aventuro
The present tense of aventurar is regular: aventuro, aventuras, aventura, aventuramos, aventuráis, aventuran.
Preterite
yo: aventuré
The preterite of aventurar is regular: aventuré, aventuraste, aventuró, aventuramos, aventurasteis, aventuraron.
Future
yo: aventuraré
The future of aventurar is regular, using the infinitive + endings: aventuraré, aventurarás, aventurará, aventuraremos, aventuraréis, aventurarán.
Conditional
yo: aventuraría
The conditional of aventurar is regular: aventuraría, aventurarías, aventuraría, aventuraríamos, aventuraríais, aventurarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aventure
The present subjunctive of aventurar is regular: aventure, aventures, aventuremos, aventuréis, aventuren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aventurara
The imperfect subjunctive of aventurar (regular -ar): aventurara, aventuraras, aventuráramos, aventurarais, aventuraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aventura
The imperative of aventurar includes tú 'aventura', usted 'aventure', nosotros 'aventuremos', vosotros 'aventurad', ustedes 'aventuren'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no aventures
The negative imperative of aventurar uses the present subjunctive: no aventures, no aventure, no aventuremos, no aventuréis, no aventuren.