cegar Imperfect Conjugation
cegar — to blind
The imperfect of cegar is regular: cegaba, cegabas, cegaba...
cegar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe an ongoing state of being blinded or a repeated occurrence in the past (e.g., 'the sun used to blind me every morning').
Notes on cegar in the Imperfect
Cegar is regular in the imperfect. Use the stem 'ceg-' and add -aba endings.
Example Sentences
La nieve nos cegaba mientras caminábamos.
The snow was blinding us while we walked.
él/ella/usted
Antes, el orgullo me cegaba.
Before, pride used to blind me.
yo
Tus palabras nos cegaban de la realidad.
Your words were blinding us from reality.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ciegaba
Correct: cegaba
Why: The stem change e-ie only applies to the present tense, not the imperfect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ciego
Cegar is a stem-changing verb (e-ie) in the present tense (ciego, ciegas...).
Preterite
yo: cegué
Cegar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (cegué) to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
Future
yo: cegaré
The future tense of cegar is completely regular: cegaré, cegarás, cegará...
Conditional
yo: cegaría
The conditional of cegar is regular: cegaría, cegarías, cegaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: ciegue
Cegar undergoes an e-ie stem change and a g-gu spelling change in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cegara
The imperfect subjunctive of cegar is regular in its stem (cegar-).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ciega
The imperative of cegar uses 'ciega' (tú) and 'ciegue' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ciegues
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no ciegues, no ciegue.