delimitar Imperfect Conjugation
delimitar — to mark off
The imperfect of delimitar is regular: delimitaba, delimitabas, delimitaba, delimitábamos, delimitabais, delimitaban.
delimitar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing actions in the past, habitual actions in the past, or descriptions. For 'delimitar', it paints a picture: 'Cuando era niño, delimitaba el patio con tiza.' (When I was a child, I used to mark off the yard with chalk.) It sets the scene or describes a continuous state.
Notes on delimitar in the Imperfect
Delimitar is regular in the imperfect tense, following the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo delimitaba el área de estudio cada día.
I used to mark off the study area every day.
yo
¿Tú delimitabas el espacio para el mercado?
Did you mark off the space for the market?
tú
Él delimitaba el terreno con cuerdas.
He was marking off the land with ropes.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros delimitábamos el jardín para las flores.
We used to mark off the garden for the flowers.
nosotros
Vosotros delimitabais la zona de acampada.
You all were marking off the camping zone.
vosotros
Ellos delimitaban la frontera.
They used to mark off the border.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed action.
Correct: For a completed action like 'He marked off the area yesterday', use the preterite 'delimitó'. Use imperfect 'delimitaba' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Why: The imperfect describes background or continuous actions, not specific finished events.
Mistake: Incorrect endings for vosotros.
Correct: The correct ending is '-abais', so 'delimitabais'.
Why: Regular -ar verbs in the imperfect indicative have '-abais' for vosotros.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: delimito
The present tense of delimitar is regular: delimito, delimitas, delimita, delimitamos, delimitáis, delimitan.
Preterite
yo: delimité
The preterite of delimitar is regular: delimité, delimitaste, delimitó, delimitamos, delimitasteis, delimitaron.
Future
yo: delimitaré
The future of delimitar is regular: delimitaré, delimitarás, delimitará, delimitaremos, delimitaréis, delimitarán.
Conditional
yo: delimitaría
The conditional of delimitar is regular: delimitaría, delimitarías, delimitaría, delimitaríamos, delimitaríais, delimitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: delimite
Use delimite, delimitemos, delimiten for wishes, doubts, or emotions about delimitar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: delimitara
Use delimitara/delimitase or delimitara/delimitase for past hypotheticals or wishes with delimitar.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: delimita
Use delimita, delimite, delimitemos, delimitad, delimiten for direct commands with delimitar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no delimites
Use no delimites, no delimite, no delimitemos, no delimitéis, no delimiten for negative commands with delimitar.