errar Imperfect Conjugation
errar — to miss
The imperfect of errar is regular: erraba, errabas, erraba, errábamos, errabais, erraban.
errar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a habit of making mistakes in the past or an ongoing state of being wrong.
Notes on errar in the Imperfect
Errar is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the nosotros form 'errábamos'.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo erraba mucho al deletrear.
As a child, I used to make many mistakes when spelling.
yo
Ustedes erraban cada vez que intentaban el truco.
You guys missed every time you tried the trick.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'ye' (yerraba).
Correct: The form is 'erraba'.
Why: The imperfect indicative is never irregular for -ar verbs except for 'ir'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: yerro
The present tense of errar is irregular, changing the 'e' to 'ye' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: erré
The preterite of errar is completely regular: erré, erraste, erró, erramos, errasteis, erraron.
Future
yo: erraré
The future tense of errar is regular: erraré, errarás, errará, erraremos, erraréis, errarán.
Conditional
yo: erraría
The conditional of errar is regular: erraría, errarías, erraría, erraríamos, erraríais, errarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: yerre
The present subjunctive of errar follows the 'ye' stem change: yerre, yerres, yerre, erremos, erréis, yerren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: errara
The imperfect subjunctive of errar is regular and based on the preterite stem: errara, erraras, errara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: yerra
The imperative uses 'yerra' (tú) and 'yerre' (usted), keeping the 'ye' stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no yerres
The negative imperative uses 'no yerres' (tú) and 'no yerren' (ustedes), based on the subjunctive.