bromear Imperfect Conjugation
bromear — to joke
The imperfect of bromear uses standard -aba endings: bromeaba, bromeabas, bromeaba, bromeábamos, bromeabais, bromeaban.
bromear Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how someone used to joke in the past or to set the scene by saying someone was joking when something else happened.
Notes on bromear in the Imperfect
Bromear is regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form: bromeábamos.
Example Sentences
Mi abuelo siempre bromeaba con nosotros.
My grandfather always used to joke with us.
él/ella/usted
Tú bromeabas mientras yo intentaba estudiar.
You were joking while I was trying to study.
tú
Ellos bromeaban mucho en la escuela.
They used to joke a lot at school.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bromeabamos (no accent)
Correct: bromeábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'nosotros' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bromeo
Bromear is a regular -ar verb in the present: bromeo, bromeas, bromea, bromeamos, bromeáis, bromean.
Preterite
yo: bromeé
The preterite of bromear is regular: bromeé, bromeaste, bromeó, bromeamos, bromeasteis, bromearon.
Future
yo: bromearé
The future of bromear is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: bromearé, bromearás, bromeará, etc.
Conditional
yo: bromearía
The conditional of bromear adds -ía endings to the infinitive: bromearía, bromearías, bromearía, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: bromee
The present subjunctive of bromear uses -e endings: bromee, bromees, bromee, bromeemos, bromeéis, bromeen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bromeara
The imperfect subjunctive of bromear follows the -ra pattern: bromeara, bromearas, bromeara, bromeáramos, bromearais, bromearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bromea
The affirmative imperative of bromear uses bromea (tú) and bromead (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no bromees
The negative imperative of bromear uses the present subjunctive: no bromees, no bromee, no bromeemos, no bromeéis, no bromeen.