expulsar Imperfect Conjugation
expulsar — to expel
Expulsaba, expulsabas, expulsaba, expulsábamos, expulsabais, expulsaban are the regular imperfect forms of expulsar.
expulsar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual actions of expelling in the past, or to set the scene for another past action. It implies ongoing or repeated expulsion.
Notes on expulsar in the Imperfect
Expulsar is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms follow the standard -ar imperfect endings.
Example Sentences
Mi abuelo expulsaba a los pájaros del jardín todos los días.
My grandfather expelled the birds from the garden every day.
él/ella/usted
Cuando éramos niños, expulsábamos las hormigas de nuestra casa.
When we were kids, we used to expel the ants from our house.
nosotros
Te expulsaba de la sala cada vez que hacías ruido.
I used to expel you from the room every time you made noise.
yo
Los guardias expulsaban a los visitantes que no tenían permiso.
The guards used to expel visitors who didn't have permission.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect for a repeated past action.
Correct: For habitual actions, use 'expulsaba' (imperfect), not 'expulsó' (preterite).
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or repeated actions in the past, while the preterite describes single, completed events.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: Both 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' use 'expulsaba' in the imperfect.
Why: This is a common pattern for regular -ar verbs in the imperfect tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: expulso
Expulso, expulsas, expulsa, expulsamos, expulsáis, expulsan are the regular present indicative forms of expulsar.
Preterite
yo: expulsé
Expulsé, expulsaste, expulsó, expulsamos, expulsasteis, expulsaron are the regular preterite forms of expulsar.
Future
yo: expulsaré
The future tense of expulsar is regular: expulsaré, expulsarás, expulsará, expulsaremos, expulsaréis, expulsarán.
Conditional
yo: expulsaría
The conditional of expulsar is regular: expulsaría, expulsarías, expulsaría, expulsaríamos, expulsaríais, expulsarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: expulse
The present subjunctive of expulsar is: expulse, expulses, expulsemos, expulsen, expulséis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: expulsara
The imperfect subjunctive of expulsar has two forms for each person: expulsara/expulsase, expulsaras/expulsases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: expulsa
Expulsa (tú), expulse (usted), expulsemos (nosotros), expulsen (ustedes), expulsad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no expulses
No expulses (tú), no expulse (usted), no expulsemos (nosotros), no expulsen (ustedes), no expulséis (vosotros).