fastidiar Imperfect Conjugation
fastidiar — to annoy
The imperfect of fastidiar is regular: fastidiaba, fastidiabas, fastidiaba, fastidiábamos, fastidiabais, fastidiaban.
fastidiar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions of annoying someone in the past, or to set the scene. For example, 'He used to annoy me every morning' or 'While I was studying, my brother was annoying me'.
Notes on fastidiar in the Imperfect
Fastidiar is regular in the imperfect tense. The conjugation follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs: stem + -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban.
Example Sentences
Mi hermano siempre me fastidiaba de pequeño.
My brother always used to annoy me when I was little.
él/ella/usted
Tú me fastidiabas con tus preguntas.
You used to annoy me with your questions.
tú
Ellos nos fastidiaban cada vez que venían.
They annoyed us every time they came.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo estaba leyendo cuando el vecino empezó a fastidiar.
I was reading when the neighbor started to annoy (me).
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect.
Correct: Say 'Me fastidiaba todos los días' (It annoyed me every day - habitual), not 'Me fastidió todos los días' (It annoyed me one specific day, completed).
Why: The imperfect is for ongoing or repeated past actions, whereas the preterite is for single, completed events.
Mistake: Confusing 'fastidiábamos' (nosotros) with 'fastidiábamos' (yo/él/ella/usted).
Correct: 'Fastidiábamos' is for 'we', while 'fastidiaba' is for 'I/he/she/you(formal)'.
Why: The endings -ábamos and -aba are distinct and indicate different subjects.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fastidio
The present tense of fastidiar is regular: fastidio, fastidias, fastidia, fastidiamos, fastidiáis, fastidian.
Preterite
yo: fastidié
The preterite of fastidiar is regular: fastidié, fastidiaste, fastidió, fastidiamos, fastidiasteis, fastidiaron.
Future
yo: fastidiaré
The future tense of fastidiar is regular: fastidiaré, fastidiarás, fastidiará, fastidiaremos, fastidiaréis, fastidiarán.
Conditional
yo: fastidiaría
The conditional of fastidiar is regular: fastidiaría, fastidiarías, fastidiaría, fastidiaríamos, fastidiaríais, fastidiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fastidie
Use present subjunctive forms like 'fastidie' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'fastidien' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fastidiara
Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'fastidiara' or 'fastidiarais' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fastidia
Use imperative forms like fastidia (tú) and fastidien (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fastidies
Negative commands like 'no fastidies' (tú) use the present subjunctive with 'no'.