desplazar Imperfect Conjugation
desplazar — to move
The imperfect of desplazar is regular: desplazaba, desplazabas, desplazaba, desplazábamos, desplazabais, desplazaban.
desplazar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past actions or habits, such as how you used to commute to school or how an object was moving.
Notes on desplazar in the Imperfect
Desplazar is fully regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
Antes me desplazaba siempre a pie.
Before, I always used to move around on foot.
yo
Los barcos se desplazaban lentamente.
The ships were moving slowly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos desplazábamos juntos al colegio.
We used to commute to school together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: desplazabamos
Correct: desplazábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always needs an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desplazo
The present tense of desplazar is regular: desplazo, desplazas, desplaza, desplazamos, desplazáis, desplazan.
Preterite
yo: desplacé
The preterite of desplazar has a 'z' to 'c' change only in the 'yo' form: desplacé.
Future
yo: desplazaré
The future tense of desplazar is regular: desplazaré, desplazarás, desplazará, desplazaremos, desplazaréis, desplazarán.
Conditional
yo: desplazaría
The conditional of desplazar is regular: desplazaría, desplazarías, desplazaría, desplazaríamos, desplazaríais, desplazarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desplace
The present subjunctive of desplazar features a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: desplace, desplaces, desplace, desplacemos, desplacéis, desplacen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desplazara
The imperfect subjunctive of desplazar is regular: desplazara, desplazaras, desplazara, desplazáramos, desplazarais, desplazaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desplaza
The imperative of desplazar uses 'z' for 'tú' (desplaza) but changes to 'c' for other forms like 'usted' (desplace).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desplaces
The negative imperative of desplazar always uses 'c' instead of 'z': no desplaces, no desplace, no desplacemos, no desplacéis, no desplacen.