esquiar Imperfect Conjugation
esquiar — to ski
The imperfect of esquiar is regular: esquiaba, esquiabas, esquiaba, esquiábamos, esquiabais, esquiaban.
esquiar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how you used to ski as a child or to set the scene (e.g., 'it was snowing while I was skiing').
Notes on esquiar in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular for esquiar. There are no special accents on the 'i' here, only the standard accent on the 'nosotros' form (esquiábamos).
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, esquiaba mucho.
When I was a child, I used to ski a lot.
yo
Ustedes siempre esquiaban en esta pista.
You all always used to ski on this slope.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Esquiábamos mientras nevaba.
We were skiing while it was snowing.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an extra 'i' like 'esquiiaba'.
Correct: esquiaba
Why: The stem is 'esqui-' and the ending is '-aba'. You don't need to double the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esquío
Esquiar follows a specific accentuation pattern: esquío, esquías, esquía, esquiamos, esquiáis, esquían.
Preterite
yo: esquié
The preterite of esquiar is regular: esquié, esquiaste, esquió, esquiamos, esquiasteis, esquiaron.
Future
yo: esquiaré
The future of esquiar is regular: esquiaré, esquiarás, esquiará, esquiaremos, esquiaréis, esquiarán.
Conditional
yo: esquiaría
The conditional of esquiar is regular: esquiaría, esquiarías, esquiaría, esquiaríamos, esquiaríais, esquiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esquíe
The present subjunctive of esquiar follows the accent pattern: esquíe, esquíes, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiéis, esquíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esquiara
The imperfect subjunctive of esquiar is regular: esquiara, esquiaras, esquiara, esquiáramos, esquiarais, esquiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esquía
The imperative of esquiar uses the accent on the 'í' for most commands: esquía, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiad, esquíen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esquíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no esquíes, no esquíe, no esquiemos, no esquiéis, no esquíen.