desmontar Imperfect Conjugation
desmontar — to take apart
Past ongoing or habitual actions for 'desmontar': desmontaba, desmontabas, desmontaba, desmontábamos, desmontabais, desmontaban.
desmontar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense to describe actions of taking things apart that were ongoing, habitual, or set the scene in the past. Think 'I used to take apart...' or 'he was taking apart...'.
Notes on desmontar in the Imperfect
Desmontar is a regular -ar verb, so all its imperfect indicative forms are regular.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, desmontaba todos mis juguetes.
When I was a child, I used to take apart all my toys.
yo
Tú desmontabas la bicicleta cada fin de semana.
You used to take apart the bicycle every weekend.
tú
Mientras él desmontaba la radio, yo leía.
While he was taking apart the radio, I was reading.
él/ella/usted
Ellos desmontaban el escenario lentamente.
They were taking down the stage slowly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single completed action.
Correct: For a finished action, use the preterite: 'Ayer desmontó el mueble'.
Why: The imperfect describes duration or habit, not a specific, completed event.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: Both 'desmontaba' (yo) and 'desmontaba' (él/ella/usted) are identical.
Why: This is a regular pattern for -ar verbs in the imperfect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desmonto
Present tense for 'desmontar' (desmonto, desmontas, etc.) for actions happening now or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: desmonté
Completed actions in the past for 'desmontar': desmonté, desmontaste, desmontó, desmontamos, desmontasteis, desmontaron.
Future
yo: desmontaré
Future actions for 'desmontar': desmontaré, desmontarás, desmontará, desmontaremos, desmontaréis, desmontarán.
Conditional
yo: desmontaría
Hypothetical or polite actions for 'desmontar': desmontaría, desmontarías, desmontaría, desmontaríamos, desmontaríais, desmontarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desmonte
Present subjunctive for 'desmontar' (desmonte, desmontes, etc.) used after wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desmontara
Past subjunctive for 'desmontar' (desmontara/desmontase) used in hypothetical or uncertain past situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desmonta
Direct commands for desmontar: ¡desmonta tú!, ¡desmonte usted!, ¡desmontemos nosotros!, ¡desmonten ustedes!, ¡desmontad vosotros!
Negative Imperative
yo: no desmontes
Negative commands for desmontar: ¡no desmontes tú!, ¡no desmonte usted!, ¡no desmontemos nosotros!, ¡no desmonten ustedes!, ¡no desmontéis vosotros!