desahogar Imperfect Conjugation
desahogar — to vent
The imperfect of desahogar is regular: desahogaba, desahogabas, desahogaba, desahogábamos, desahogabais, desahogaban.
desahogar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of venting or to set the scene when someone was in the middle of expressing their feelings.
Notes on desahogar in the Imperfect
Desahogar is regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form: desahogábamos.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo me desahogaba llorando.
Before, I used to vent by crying.
yo
Mientras ella se desahogaba, yo solo escuchaba.
While she was venting, I just listened.
él/ella/usted
Nos desahogábamos cada vez que teníamos problemas.
We used to vent every time we had problems.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'desahogábamos'.
Correct: desahogábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the first 'a' of the 'nosotros' ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desahogo
The present tense of desahogar is regular: desahogo, desahogas, desahoga, desahogamos, desahogáis, desahogan.
Preterite
yo: desahogué
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: desahogué, desahogaste, desahogó, desahogamos, desahogasteis, desahogaron.
Future
yo: desahogaré
The future of desahogar is regular: desahogaré, desahogarás, desahogará, desahogaremos, desahogaréis, desahogarán.
Conditional
yo: desahogaría
The conditional of desahogar is regular: desahogaría, desahogarías, desahogaría, desahogaríamos, desahogaríais, desahogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desahogue
The present subjunctive requires a spelling change in all forms: desahogue, desahogues, desahogue, desahoguemos, desahoguéis, desahoguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desahogara
The imperfect subjunctive of desahogar is regular: desahogara, desahogaras, desahogara, desahogáramos, desahogarais, desahogaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desahoga
The affirmative imperative tells someone to vent: desahoga (tú), desahogue (usted), desahoguemos (nosotros), desahogad (vosotros), desahoguen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desahogues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no desahogues, no desahogue, no desahoguemos, no desahoguéis, no desahoguen.