edificar Imperfect Conjugation
edificar — to build
The imperfect of edificar is regular: edificaba, edificabas, edificaba, edificábamos, edificabais, edificaban.
edificar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a building that was under construction over an unspecified period or to describe habitual building practices in the past.
Notes on edificar in the Imperfect
Edificar is fully regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form (edificábamos).
Example Sentences
Antes, la gente edificaba con materiales naturales.
Before, people used to build with natural materials.
él/ella/usted
Mientras ellos edificaban el muro, nosotros preparábamos el jardín.
While they were building the wall, we were preparing the garden.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Edificábamos nuestra relación poco a poco.
We were building our relationship bit by bit.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'edificábamos'.
Correct: Always add the tilde: edificábamos.
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the first person plural.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: edifico
The present tense of edificar is regular: edifico, edificas, edifica, edificamos, edificáis, edifican.
Preterite
yo: edifiqué
Edificar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (edifiqué) to keep the 'k' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Future
yo: edificaré
The future of edificar is regular: edificaré, edificarás, edificará, edificaremos, edificaréis, edificarán.
Conditional
yo: edificaría
The conditional of edificar is regular: edificaría, edificarías, edificaría, edificaríamos, edificaríais, edificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: edifique
The present subjunctive of edificar requires a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: edifique, edifiques, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: edificara
The imperfect subjunctive of edificar is regular: edificara, edificaras, edificara, edificáramos, edificarais, edificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: edifica
The imperative of edificar uses the regular 'edifica' (tú) and the spelling-changed 'edifique' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no edifiques
The negative imperative of edificar uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no' and the 'qu' spelling change.