excitar Imperfect Conjugation
excitar — to stimulate
Use 'excitaba', 'excitabas', 'excitaba', 'excitábamos', 'excitabais', 'excitaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions with 'excitar'.
excitar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
The imperfect tense is for describing ongoing actions in the past, habitual actions, or setting the scene. For 'excitar', it could mean 'He used to stimulate...' or 'The situation was stimulating...'.
Notes on excitar in the Imperfect
Excitar is regular in the imperfect indicative. All forms follow the standard -ar conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, me excitaba leer cómics.
When I was a child, I used to stimulate my imagination by reading comics.
yo
Tú siempre excitabas a tu hermano con bromas.
You always used to excite your brother with jokes.
tú
La música excitaba el ambiente de la fiesta.
The music was stimulating the atmosphere of the party.
él/ella/usted
Ellos excitaban la economía con sus negocios.
They used to stimulate the economy with their businesses.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a completed action.
Correct: If the stimulation was a single, completed event, use the preterite: 'La película excitó a la audiencia' (The movie excited the audience).
Why: The preterite marks completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Confusing the vosotros form 'excitabais' with other forms.
Correct: Ensure you use 'excitabais' for 'vosotros' in the imperfect tense.
Why: While regular, learners can sometimes mix up endings, especially with the less common 'vosotros' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: excito
Use 'excito', 'excitas', 'excita', 'excitamos', 'excitáis', 'excitan' for current actions, habits, or general truths with 'excitar'.
Preterite
yo: excité
The preterite of 'excitar' is regular: excité, excitaste, excitó, excitamos, excitasteis, excitaron.
Future
yo: excitaré
Use 'excitaré', 'excitarás', 'excitará', 'excitaremos', 'excitaréis', 'excitarán' for future actions or probability with 'excitar'.
Conditional
yo: excitaría
Use 'excitaría', 'excitarías', 'excitaría', 'excitaríamos', 'excitaríais', 'excitarían' for hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests with 'excitar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: excite
Use 'excite', 'excites', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitéis' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty with 'excitar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: excitara
Use 'excitara' or 'excitase' (and forms) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'excitar'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: excita
Use 'excita', 'excite', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitad' for direct commands with 'excitar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no excites
Use 'no excites', 'no excite', 'no excitemos', 'no exciten', 'no excitéis' for negative commands with 'excitar'.