dedicar Imperfect Conjugation
dedicar — to dedicate
The imperfect of dedicar is regular: dedicaba, dedicabas, dedicaba, dedicábamos, dedicabais, dedicaban.
dedicar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual dedication in the past or what someone used to do for a living.
Notes on dedicar in the Imperfect
Dedicar is regular in the imperfect, following the standard -aba pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Antes me dedicaba a la fotografía.
I used to work in photography.
yo
De niños, dedicábamos horas a jugar afuera.
As children, we used to dedicate hours to playing outside.
nosotros
Ella siempre dedicaba sus triunfos a su familia.
She always dedicated her triumphs to her family.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'dedicía' instead of 'dedicaba'.
Correct: dedicaba
Why: Dedicía would be for -er/-ir verbs; -ar verbs always use -aba in the imperfect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dedico
The present tense of dedicar is regular: dedico, dedicas, dedica, dedicamos, dedicáis, dedican.
Preterite
yo: dediqué
The preterite of dedicar has a spelling change only in the first person (yo): dediqué, dedicaste, dedicó, dedicamos, dedicasteis, dedicaron.
Future
yo: dedicaré
The future tense of dedicar is regular: dedicaré, dedicarás, dedicará, dedicaremos, dedicaréis, dedicarán.
Conditional
yo: dedicaría
The conditional of dedicar is regular: dedicaría, dedicarías, dedicaría, dedicaríamos, dedicaríais, dedicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dedique
The present subjunctive of dedicar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': dedique, dediques, dedique, dediquemos, dediquéis, dediquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dedicara
The imperfect subjunctive of dedicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: dedicara, dedicaras, dedicara, dedicáramos, dedicarais, dedicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dedica
The imperative of dedicar uses the 'c' to 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: dedica, dedique, dediquemos, dedicad, dediquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dediques
The negative imperative of dedicar uses the present subjunctive forms: no dediques, no dedique, no dediquemos, no dediquéis, no dediquen.