ejecutar Imperfect Conjugation

When to Use the Imperfect

Use the imperfect of 'ejecutar' to describe habitual or ongoing actions in the past, or to set the scene. For example, 'He used to carry out the checks every week' or 'While they were executing the program, the power went out.'

Notes on ejecutar in the Imperfect

Ejecutar is regular in the imperfect tense. All the endings are standard for -ar verbs in the imperfect.

Example Sentences

• Yo ejecutaba mis deberes musicales cada tarde.

  I used to practice my musical pieces every afternoon.

  yo

• ¿Tú ejecutabas esas órdenes siempre?

  Did you always carry out those orders?

  tú

• Cuando era niño, él ejecutaba pequeños experimentos en casa.

  When he was a child, he used to carry out small experiments at home.

  él/ella/usted

• Nosotros ejecutábamos el simulacro cada mes.

  We used to carry out the drill every month.

  nosotros

• Ellos ejecutaban la danza tradicional en festivales.

  They performed the traditional dance at festivals.

  ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

• Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed past action.

  Correct: If you carried out a specific order once, use the preterite: 'Ejecuté la orden'. If you did it habitually, use the imperfect: 'Yo ejecutaba la orden'.

  Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or repeated past actions, while the preterite describes completed ones.

• Mistake: Confusing imperfect endings with preterite endings.

  Correct: The imperfect endings for 'ejecutar' are -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. The preterite endings are different.

  Why: These are two distinct past tenses with different uses and different sets of verb endings.

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