casar Imperfect Conjugation
casar — to marry
The imperfect of casar follows the regular -aba pattern: casaba, casabas, casaba, casábamos, casabais, casaban.
casar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a wedding that was in progress, or to talk about a time when someone used to perform marriages frequently as part of their job.
Notes on casar in the Imperfect
Casar is regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent only on the 'nosotros' form: casábamos.
Example Sentences
Antes, el capitán del barco casaba a la gente.
Before, the ship captain used to marry people.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros casábamos a muchas parejas cada verano.
We used to marry many couples every summer.
nosotros
Tú casabas las piezas del rompecabezas con facilidad.
You were matching the puzzle pieces with ease.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Missing the accent on casábamos.
Correct: casábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: caso
Casar is a regular -ar verb in the present: caso, casas, casa, casamos, casáis, casan.
Preterite
yo: casé
The preterite of casar is regular: casé, casaste, casó, casamos, casasteis, casaron.
Future
yo: casaré
The future of casar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: casaré, casarás, casará, casaremos, casaréis, casarán.
Conditional
yo: casaría
The conditional of casar is regular: casaría, casarías, casaría, casaríamos, casaríais, casarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: case
The present subjunctive of casar uses the -e endings: case, cases, case, casemos, caséis, casen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: casara
The imperfect subjunctive of casar uses the -ara endings: casara, casaras, casara, casáramos, casarais, casaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: casa
The imperative of casar provides commands: casa, case, casemos, casad, casen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cases
The negative imperative of casar uses the present subjunctive: no cases, no case, no casemos, no caséis, no casen.