declarar Imperfect Conjugation
declarar — declare
The imperfect of declarar is regular: declaraba, declarabas, declaraba, declarábamos, declarabais, declaraban.
declarar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene. For 'declarar,' it could be something someone used to declare regularly, or what was happening when something else occurred.
Notes on declarar in the Imperfect
Declarar is regular in the imperfect tense. It follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs, using the stem 'declarab-' plus the appropriate endings.
Example Sentences
Cuando era joven, declaraba mi amor cada día.
When I was young, I used to declare my love every day.
yo
¿Tú declarabas tus ingresos honestamente?
Did you used to declare your income honestly?
tú
Él declaraba su lealtad al rey.
He declared his loyalty to the king.
él/ella/usted
Declarábamos la paz en aquella época.
We were declaring peace at that time.
nosotros
Ellos declaraban sus intenciones en cada reunión.
They used to declare their intentions at every meeting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing imperfect with preterite.
Correct: Use imperfect for ongoing/habitual past actions ('declaraba') and preterite for completed actions ('declaró').
Why: The imperfect sets the background or describes continuous/repeated past states, while the preterite marks specific, finished events.
Mistake: Incorrect 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' imperfect form is 'declarabais'.
Why: The imperfect ending for 'vosotros' with -ar verbs is '-abais'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: declaro
The present indicative of declarar is regular: declaro, declaras, declara, declaramos, declaráis, declaran.
Preterite
yo: declaré
The preterite of declarar is regular: declaré, declaraste, declaró, declaramos, declarasteis, declararon.
Future
yo: declararé
The future tense of declarar (declararé) is regular and used for definite future actions or probabilities.
Conditional
yo: declararía
The conditional of declarar is regular: declararía, declararías, declararía, declararíamos, declararíais, declararían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: declare
The present subjunctive of declarar (declare) is used for wishes, doubts, and influencing others.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: declarara
The imperfect subjunctive of declarar (declarara/declarase) is used for past hypotheticals or softer requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: declara
Imperative commands for declarar are mostly regular: declara, declare, declaremos, declarad, declaren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no declares
Negative commands for 'declarar' use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no declares, no declare, no declaremos, no declaréis, no declaren.