disfrazar Imperfect Conjugation
disfrazar — to dress up
The imperfect of disfrazar is regular: disfrazaba, disfrazabas, disfrazaba, disfrazábamos, disfrazabais, disfrazaban.
disfrazar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe how you used to dress up as a child or to set the scene: 'I was dressing up when the phone rang.'
Notes on disfrazar in the Imperfect
Disfrazar is a regular -ar verb in the imperfect. All forms use the 'aba' endings.
Example Sentences
De niño, me disfrazaba todos los días.
As a child, I used to dress up every day.
yo
Mis amigos se disfrazaban de payasos a menudo.
My friends often dressed up as clowns.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos disfrazábamos mientras esperábamos a los invitados.
We were dressing up while we were waiting for the guests.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: disfrazabamos
Correct: disfrazábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disfrazo
The present tense of disfrazar is completely regular: disfrazo, disfrazas, disfraza, disfrazamos, disfrazáis, disfrazan.
Preterite
yo: disfracé
Disfrazar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes Z to C: disfracé.
Future
yo: disfrazaré
The future tense of disfrazar is regular: disfrazaré, disfrazarás, disfrazará, disfrazaremos, disfrazaréis, disfrazarán.
Conditional
yo: disfrazaría
The conditional of disfrazar is regular: disfrazaría, disfrazarías, disfrazaría, disfrazaríamos, disfrazaríais, disfrazarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: disfrace
The present subjunctive of disfrazar features a Z to C spelling change in all forms: disfrace, disfraces, disfrace, disfracemos, disfracéis, disfracen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disfrazara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular for disfrazar: disfrazara, disfrazaras, disfrazara, disfrazáramos, disfrazarais, disfrazaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: disfraza
The imperative for disfrazar uses 'disfraza' (tú) and 'disfracen' (ustedes), with a Z to C change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no disfraces
The negative imperative of disfrazar always uses the Z to C spelling change: no disfraces, no disfrace, no disfracen.