demoler Imperfect Conjugation
demoler — to demolish
The imperfect of demoler is regular: demolía, demolías, demolía...
demoler Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a demolition that was in progress or a repeated action in the past (e.g., 'They were demolishing the block').
Notes on demoler in the Imperfect
This tense is fully regular for demoler. It follows the standard -er endings for the past descriptive.
Example Sentences
Ellos demolían la casa cuando empezó a llover.
They were demolishing the house when it started to rain.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
En mi antiguo trabajo, a menudo demolíamos muros de carga.
In my old job, we often demolished load-bearing walls.
nosotros
El edificio se veía feo mientras lo demolían.
The building looked ugly while they were demolishing it.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: demolía
Why: All imperfect forms of -er and -ir verbs require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: demuelo
Demoler features an o-to-ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: demolí
Demoler is completely regular in the preterite: demolí, demoliste, demolió.
Future
yo: demoleré
The future of demoler is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: demolería
The conditional of demoler is regular: demolería, demolerías, demolería...
Present Subjunctive
yo: demuela
Demoler follows an o-to-ue stem change in the present subjunctive, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: demoliera
The imperfect subjunctive of demoler is regular based on the third-person preterite stem: demoliera, demolieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: demuele
The imperative uses 'demuele' (tú) and 'demuelan' (ustedes), following the o-to-ue stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no demuelas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no demuelas, no demuela, etc.