disparar Imperfect Conjugation
disparar — to shoot
The imperfect of disparar is regular: disparaba, disparabas, disparaba, disparábamos, disparabais, disparaban.
disparar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual shooting (like a hunter who used to go out every Sunday) or to set the scene (e.g., 'the soldiers were shooting while...').
Notes on disparar in the Imperfect
Disparar is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the first 'a' in the nosotros form (disparábamos).
Example Sentences
Antes, yo disparaba con una cámara de película.
Before, I used to shoot with a film camera.
yo
Tú disparabas muy bien cuando eras joven.
You used to shoot very well when you were young.
tú
Los cañones disparaban sin parar durante la batalla.
The cannons were shooting without stopping during the battle.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'disparábamos'.
Correct: disparábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disparo
The present of disparar is regular: disparo, disparas, dispara, disparamos, disparáis, disparan.
Preterite
yo: disparé
The preterite of disparar is regular: disparé, disparaste, disparó, disparamos, disparasteis, dispararon.
Future
yo: dispararé
The future of disparar is regular: dispararé, dispararás, disparará, dispararemos, dispararéis, dispararán.
Conditional
yo: dispararía
The conditional of disparar is regular: dispararía, dispararías, dispararía, dispararíamos, dispararíais, dispararían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dispare
The present subjunctive of disparar is regular: dispare, dispares, dispare, disparemos, disparéis, disparen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disparara
The imperfect subjunctive of disparar is regular: disparara, dispararas, disparara, disparáramos, dispararais, dispararan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dispara
The affirmative imperative of disparar uses: dispara, dispare, disparemos, disparad, disparen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dispares
The negative imperative of disparar uses no + present subjunctive: no dispares, no dispare, no disparemos, no disparéis, no disparen.