embarcar Imperfect Conjugation
embarcar — to board
The imperfect of embarcar is regular: embarcaba, embarcabas, embarcaba, embarcábamos, embarcabais, embarcaban.
embarcar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a boarding process that was ongoing, a habit in the past, or the background of a story.
Notes on embarcar in the Imperfect
This verb is fully regular in the imperfect. It follows the standard -aba pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo embarcaba cuando empezó la tormenta.
I was boarding when the storm started.
yo
Antes, la gente embarcaba sin tantos controles.
Before, people used to board without so many checks.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros embarcábamos siempre los domingos.
We used to board every Sunday.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: embarcaba (for nosotros)
Correct: embarcábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect must have the 'a' accented: -ábamos.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: embarco
Embarcar is completely regular in the present tense: embarco, embarcas, embarca, embarcamos, embarcáis, embarcan.
Preterite
yo: embarqué
Embarcar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'qu': embarqué, embarcaste, embarcó, embarcamos, embarcasteis, embarcaron.
Future
yo: embarcaré
The future of embarcar is regular: embarcaré, embarcarás, embarcará, embarcaremos, embarcaréis, embarcarán.
Conditional
yo: embarcaría
The conditional of embarcar is regular: embarcaría, embarcarías, embarcaría, embarcaríamos, embarcaríais, embarcarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: embarque
Embarcar follows the c to qu spelling change to keep the 'k' sound: embarque, embarques, embarque, embarquemos, embarquéis, embarquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: embarcara
The imperfect subjunctive of embarcar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: embarcara, embarcaras, embarcara, embarcáramos, embarcarais, embarcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: embarca
Give commands to board: embarca (tú), embarque (usted), embarquemos (nosotros), embarcad (vosotros), embarquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no embarques
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no embarques, no embarque, no embarquemos, no embarquéis, no embarquen.