exponer Imperfect Conjugation
exponer — to exhibit
Exponer is completely regular in the imperfect: exponía, exponías, exponía, exponíamos, exponíais, exponían.
exponer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing past situations or habitual exhibitions, like 'I used to present every Friday'.
Notes on exponer in the Imperfect
Exponer is fully regular in this tense. It uses the standard -er endings for the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Antes, el museo exponía más arte moderno.
Before, the museum used to exhibit more modern art.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros exponíamos nuestras dudas cada semana.
We used to voice our doubts every week.
nosotros
Tú exponías muy bien en la escuela.
You used to present very well in school.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: exponía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect indicative require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: expongo
Exponer is mostly regular except for the 'yo' form: expongo, expones, expone, exponemos, exponéis, exponen.
Preterite
yo: expuse
Exponer is highly irregular in the preterite, using the 'u' stem: expuse, expusiste, expuso, expusimos, expusisteis, expusieron.
Future
yo: expondré
Exponer uses the irregular stem 'expondr-': expondré, expondrás, expondrá, expondremos, expondréis, expondrán.
Conditional
yo: expondría
Exponer uses the irregular stem 'expondr-': expondría, expondrías, expondría, expondríamos, expondríais, expondrían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: exponga
Exponer uses the irregular stem 'expong-' in the present subjunctive: exponga, expongas, exponga, expongamos, expongáis, expongan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: expusiera
Exponer uses the irregular stem 'expusi-' in the imperfect subjunctive: expusiera, expusieras, expusiera, expusiéramos, expusierais, expusieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: expón
The affirmative commands for exponer are: expón (tú), exponga (usted), expongamos (nosotros), exponed (vosotros), expongan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no expongas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no expongas (tú), no exponga (usted), no expongamos (nosotros), no expongáis (vosotros), no expongan (ustedes).