fabricar Imperfect Conjugation
fabricar — to manufacture
The imperfect of fabricar is regular: fabricaba, fabricabas, fabricaba, fabricábamos, fabricabais, fabricaban.
fabricar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe how things used to be made or ongoing manufacturing processes in the past.
Notes on fabricar in the Imperfect
Fabricar is fully regular in the imperfect. Note the 'aba' endings typical of -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Antes, fabricaban todo con materiales locales.
Before, they used to manufacture everything with local materials.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo fabricaba mis propios juguetes de niño.
I used to make my own toys as a child.
yo
En esa época fabricábamos mil unidades al día.
At that time we were manufacturing a thousand units a day.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'fabricía' instead of 'fabricaba'.
Correct: fabricaba
Why: -ar verbs always use 'aba' endings in the imperfect, never 'ía'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fabrico
Fabricar is fully regular in the present tense: fabrico, fabricas, fabrica, fabricamos, fabricáis, fabrican.
Preterite
yo: fabriqué
Fabricar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'fabriqué'.
Future
yo: fabricaré
The future of fabricar is regular: fabricaré, fabricarás, fabricará, fabricaremos, fabricaréis, fabricarán.
Conditional
yo: fabricaría
The conditional of fabricar is regular: fabricaría, fabricarías, fabricaría, fabricaríamos, fabricaríais, fabricarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fabrique
Fabricar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: fabrique, fabriques, fabrique, fabriquemos, fabriquéis, fabriquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fabricara
The imperfect subjunctive of fabricar is regular: fabricara, fabricaras, fabricara, fabricáramos, fabricarais, fabricaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fabrica
The imperative uses 'fabrica' (tú) and 'fabrique' (usted), with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fabriques
Negative commands always use the 'qu' spelling change: no fabriques, no fabrique, no fabriquemos, no fabriquen.