calmar Imperfect Conjugation
calmar — to calm
The imperfect of calmar is regular: calmaba, calmabas, calmaba, calmábamos, calmabais, calmaban.
calmar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing past states or habitual actions, like how you used to calm your nerves every morning or how a situation was gradually calming down.
Notes on calmar in the Imperfect
Calmar is fully regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form: calmábamos.
Example Sentences
Mi abuela siempre me calmaba con sus historias.
My grandmother always used to calm me with her stories.
él/ella/usted
Mientras la música sonaba, los invitados se calmaban.
While the music played, the guests were calming down.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Calmábamos a los niños antes de dormir.
We used to calm the children before sleep.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: calmabamos
Correct: calmábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always requires an accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: calmo
The present of calmar is regular: calmo, calmas, calma, calmamos, calmáis, calman.
Preterite
yo: calmé
The preterite of calmar is regular: calmé, calmaste, calmó, calmamos, calmasteis, calmaron.
Future
yo: calmaré
The future of calmar is regular: calmaré, calmarás, calmará, calmaremos, calmaréis, calmarán.
Conditional
yo: calmaría
The conditional of calmar is regular: calmaría, calmarías, calmaría, calmaríamos, calmaríais, calmarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: calme
The present subjunctive of calmar is regular: calme, calmes, calme, calmemos, calméis, calmen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: calmara
The imperfect subjunctive of calmar is regular: calmara, calmaras, calmara, calmáramos, calmarais, calmaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: calma
The affirmative imperative of calmar is: calma (tú), calme (usted), calmemos (nosotros), calmad (vosotros), calmen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no calmes
The negative imperative of calmar uses the present subjunctive: no calmes, no calme, no calmemos, no calméis, no calmen.