comprometer Imperfect Conjugation
comprometer — to jeopardize
The imperfect of comprometer is regular: comprometía, comprometías, comprometía, comprometíamos, comprometíais, comprometían.
comprometer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect of 'comprometer' to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to set the background scene. For example, 'Él siempre comprometía su opinión en las reuniones' (He always committed his opinion in meetings) - a repeated action.
Notes on comprometer in the Imperfect
Comprometer is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms follow the standard -er verb conjugation pattern, adding the imperfect endings to the infinitive stem.
Example Sentences
Yo me comprometía a ayudarles cada semana.
I used to commit myself to helping them every week.
yo
¿Tú comprometías el resultado con tus dudas?
Did you jeopardize the outcome with your doubts?
tú
Ella comprometía su tiempo para la causa.
She committed her time to the cause.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros comprometíamos nuestros esfuerzos.
We committed our efforts.
nosotros
Ellos comprometían la paz con sus acciones.
They jeopardized the peace with their actions.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect.
Correct: Use 'comprometía', 'comprometían', etc. for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Why: The imperfect describes the background or duration of past actions, while the preterite describes completed events.
Mistake: Confusing the imperfect endings with the conditional endings.
Correct: Imperfect endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. Conditional endings are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían (identical for -er/-ir verbs, but stem changes for some verbs).
Why: The endings look similar, but the imperfect refers to past actions, while the conditional refers to hypothetical situations.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: comprometo
The present indicative of comprometer is regular: comprometo, comprometes, compromete, comprometemos, comprometéis, comprometen.
Preterite
yo: comprometí
The preterite of comprometer is regular: comprometí, comprometiste, comprometió, comprometimos, comprometisteis, comprometieron.
Future
yo: comprometeré
The future of comprometer is regular: comprometeré, comprometerás, comprometerá, comprometeremos, comprometeréis, comprometerán.
Conditional
yo: comprometería
The conditional of comprometer is regular: comprometería, comprometerías, comprometería, comprometeríamos, comprometeríais, comprometerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: comprometa
The present subjunctive of comprometer is comprometa, comprometamos, comprometan, and follows regular -er verb patterns.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: comprometiera
The imperfect subjunctive of comprometer (-ra form) is comprometiera, comprometieras, comprometiera, comprometiéramos, comprometierais, comprometieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compromete
The imperative of comprometer has regular 'tú' and vosotros forms: compromete, comprometed.
Negative Imperative
yo: no comprometas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive forms: no comprometas, no comprometan.