corroborar Imperfect Conjugation
corroborar — to corroborate
The imperfect of 'corroborar' is: corroboraba, corroborabas, corroboraba, corroborábamos, corroborabais, corroboraban.
corroborar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect of 'corroborar' to describe ongoing or habitual actions of confirming things in the past, or to set the scene. It focuses on the continuity or description rather than a completed event.
Notes on corroborar in the Imperfect
'Corroborar' is regular in the imperfect tense, following the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo corroboraba la información cada mañana.
I used to corroborate the information every morning.
yo
¿Tú corroborabas sus excusas?
Were you corroborating his excuses?
tú
El sistema corroboraba los datos mientras funcionaba.
The system was corroborating the data while it was working.
él/ella/usted
Ellos corroboraban la historia de diferentes maneras.
They were corroborating the story in different ways.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect.
Correct: Use the imperfect 'corroboraba' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Why: The imperfect describes the background or continuity, whereas the preterite ('corroboró') focuses on a completed action.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: The form is 'corroborábamos', with an accent on the second 'a'.
Why: The accent is needed to show the correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: corroboro
The present tense of 'corroborar' is: corroboro, corroboras, corrobora, corroboramos, corroboráis, corroboran.
Preterite
yo: corroboré
The preterite of 'corroborar' is regular: corroboré, corroboraste, corroboró, corroboramos, corroborasteis, corroboraron.
Future
yo: corroboraré
The future tense of 'corroborar' is: corroboraré, corroborarás, corroborará, corroboraremos, corroboraréis, corroborarán.
Conditional
yo: corroboraría
The conditional of 'corroborar' is: corroboraría, corroborarías, corroboraría, corroboraríamos, corroboraríais, corroborarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: corrobore
The present subjunctive of 'corroborar' is: corrobore, corroboremos, corroboren, corroboreis, corrobore.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: corroborara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'corroborar' includes forms like corroborara, corroboraras, corroborase.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: corrobora
Corrobora, corrobore, corroboremos, corroboren, corroborad are the imperative forms for 'corroborar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no corrobores
Negative commands for 'corroborar' are: no corrobores, no corrobore, no corroboremos, no corroboren, no corroboréis.