exhibir Imperfect Conjugation
exhibir — to exhibit
The imperfect of exhibir is regular: exhibía, exhibías, exhibía, exhibíamos, exhibíais, exhibían.
exhibir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for descriptions. For 'exhibir', it describes a past situation where something was continuously or repeatedly displayed or shown.
Notes on exhibir in the Imperfect
Exhibir is regular in the imperfect tense. The forms are consistent with the standard conjugation pattern for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, exhibía mis dibujos en la nevera.
When I was a child, I used to exhibit my drawings on the fridge.
yo
Tú siempre exhibías tu colección de monedas.
You always used to exhibit your coin collection.
tú
La galería exhibía obras de arte moderno.
The gallery was exhibiting modern art.
él/ella/usted
Antes, exhibíamos nuestros resultados en un informe semanal.
Before, we used to exhibit our results in a weekly report.
nosotros
Ellos exhibían una actitud muy positiva.
They were exhibiting a very positive attitude.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed past action.
Correct: Use the preterite for completed actions: 'Exhibió la película ayer'. Use the imperfect for ongoing/habitual past actions: 'Exhibía películas todos los viernes'.
Why: The imperfect describes the background or duration, not the specific completion of an event.
Mistake: Confusing imperfect and conditional forms.
Correct: The imperfect forms end in '-ía' or '-ían' (exhibía, exhibían), while conditional forms end in '-ía' but with a different stem (exhibiría).
Why: These are distinct tenses with different uses (past description vs. hypothetical/polite).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: exhibo
The present tense of exhibir is regular: exhibo, exhibes, exhibe, exhibimos, exhibís, exhiben.
Preterite
yo: exhibí
The preterite of exhibir is regular: exhibí, exhibiste, exhibió, exhibimos, exhibisteis, exhibieron.
Future
yo: exhibiré
The future tense of exhibir is regular: exhibiré, exhibirás, exhibirá, exhibiremos, exhibiréis, exhibirán.
Conditional
yo: exhibiría
The conditional of exhibir is regular: exhibiría, exhibirías, exhibiría, exhibiríamos, exhibiríais, exhibirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: exhiba
The present subjunctive of exhibir is: exhiba, exhibas, exhibamos, exhibáis, exhiban.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: exhibiera
The imperfect subjunctive of exhibir uses -ra or -se endings: exhibiera, exhibieras, exhibiéramos, exhibieran, exhibiese, exhibieses, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: exhibe
Exhibir's imperative forms are: exhibe (tú), exhiba (usted), exhibamos (nosotros), exhibid (vosotros), exhiban (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no exhibas
Negative commands for exhibir use the present subjunctive: no exhibas (tú), no exhiba (usted), no exhibamos (nosotros), no exhibáis (vosotros), no exhiban (ustedes).