enviar Imperfect Conjugation
enviar — to send
The imperfect of enviar is regular: enviaba, enviabas, enviaba, enviábamos, enviabais, enviaban.
enviar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for repeated past actions (e.g., 'I used to send letters') or to describe an action that was in progress.
Notes on enviar in the Imperfect
Enviar is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent only on the 'nosotros' form (enviábamos).
Example Sentences
Antes enviaba cartas manuscritas.
I used to send handwritten letters.
yo
Mientras él enviaba el fax, sonó el teléfono.
While he was sending the fax, the phone rang.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: envíaba
Correct: enviaba
Why: Learners often carry over the present-tense accent to the imperfect, but the 'i' is not stressed here.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: envío
Enviar has a stress shift (í) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: envío, envías, envía, enviamos, enviáis, envían.
Preterite
yo: envié
The preterite of enviar is regular: envié, enviaste, envió, enviamos, enviasteis, enviaron.
Future
yo: enviaré
The future of enviar is regular: enviaré, enviarás, enviará, enviaremos, enviaréis, enviarán.
Conditional
yo: enviaría
The conditional of enviar is regular: enviaría, enviarías, enviaría, enviaríamos, enviaríais, enviarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: envíe
The present subjunctive of enviar follows the stress shift (í): envíe, envíes, envíe, enviemos, enviéis, envíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enviara
The imperfect subjunctive of enviar is regular: enviara, enviaras, enviara, enviáramos, enviarais, enviaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: envía
Commands for sending: envía (tú), envíe (usted), enviad (vosotros), envíen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no envíes
Negative commands use present subjunctive: no envíes (tú), no envíe (usted), no enviéis (vosotros), no envíen (ustedes).