enmarcar Imperfect Conjugation
enmarcar — to frame
Enmarcar is regular in the imperfect: enmarcaba, enmarcabas, enmarcaba, enmarcábamos, enmarcabais, enmarcaban.
enmarcar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of framing things or to set the scene (e.g., 'I was framing the picture when...').
Notes on enmarcar in the Imperfect
Completely regular. Like all -ar verbs, it uses the -aba endings.
Example Sentences
Antes yo enmarcaba fotos en mi tiempo libre.
Before, I used to frame photos in my free time.
yo
Mi abuelo enmarcaba todo lo que pintaba.
My grandfather used to frame everything he painted.
él/ella/usted
Enmarcábamos los cuadros cuando se fue la luz.
We were framing the paintings when the power went out.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enmarcábamos (without accent)
Correct: enmarcábamos
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: enmarco
Enmarcar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: enmarco, enmarcas, enmarca, enmarcamos, enmarcáis, enmarcan.
Preterite
yo: enmarqué
Enmarcar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (enmarqué); the rest are regular: enmarcaste, enmarcó, enmarcamos, enmarcasteis, enmarcaron.
Future
yo: enmarcaré
Enmarcar is regular in the future: enmarcaré, enmarcarás, enmarcará, enmarcaremos, enmarcaréis, enmarcarán.
Conditional
yo: enmarcaría
Enmarcar is regular in the conditional: enmarcaría, enmarcarías, enmarcaría, enmarcaríamos, enmarcaríais, enmarcarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enmarque
Enmarcar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: enmarque, enmarques, enmarque, enmarquemos, enmarquéis, enmarquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enmarcara
Enmarcar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: enmarcara, enmarcaras, enmarcara, enmarcáramos, enmarcarais, enmarcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enmarca
The imperative of enmarcar uses regular forms (enmarca) and spelling-change forms (enmarque, enmarquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no enmarques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no enmarques, no enmarque, no enmarquemos, no enmarquéis, no enmarquen.