enojar Imperfect Conjugation
enojar — to get angry
Use enojaba(s), enojábamos, enojabais, enojaban for ongoing or habitual past anger.
enojar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
The imperfect tense describes ongoing states of anger in the past, habitual anger, or sets the background scene for another past event. It paints a picture of someone being angry over a period or regularly.
Notes on enojar in the Imperfect
Enojarse is regular in the imperfect indicative tense. It follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs, with the addition of the reflexive pronouns.
Example Sentences
Mi hermano se enojaba cada vez que perdía.
My brother used to get angry every time he lost.
él/ella/usted
Yo me enojaba por todo cuando era joven.
I used to get angry about everything when I was young.
yo
¿Te enojabas mucho con tus padres?
Did you often get angry with your parents?
tú
Ellos se enojaban porque el tren siempre llegaba tarde.
They were getting angry because the train was always late.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using preterite instead of imperfect: 'Me enojé cada vez que perdía.'
Correct: Use imperfect for habitual past actions: 'Me enojaba cada vez que perdía.'
Why: The imperfect describes repeated or ongoing actions in the past, while the preterite describes a single, completed action.
Mistake: Forgetting the reflexive pronoun: 'Él enojaba fácilmente.'
Correct: Include the reflexive pronoun: 'Él se enojaba fácilmente.'
Why: 'Enojarse' is reflexive. The pronoun 'se' is necessary to indicate that he was getting angry.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enojo
Use enojo, enojas, enoja, enojamos, enojáis, enojan for current or habitual anger.
Preterite
yo: enojé
Use enojé, enojaste, enojó, enojamos, enojasteis, enojaron for completed past anger.
Future
yo: enojaré
Use enojaré, enojarás, enojará, enojaremos, enojaréis, enojarán for future anger.
Conditional
yo: enojaría
Use enojaría, enojarías, enojaría, enojaríamos, enojaríais, enojarían for hypothetical anger.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enoje
Use enoje(s), enojemos, enojéis, enojen for wishes, doubts, emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enojara
Use enojara(s)/enojase(s) for hypothetical past situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enójate
Use enójate, enóje(se), enojémonos, enojad(os), enojen(se) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te enojes
Use no te enojes, no se enoje(n), no nos enojemos, no os enojéis for negative commands.