finalizar Imperfect Conjugation
finalizar — to finish
The imperfect of finalizar is regular: finalizaba, finalizabas, finalizaba, finalizábamos, finalizabais, finalizaban.
finalizar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a process of ending that was ongoing or habitual in the past, or to set the scene.
Notes on finalizar in the Imperfect
Finalizar is fully regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
Antes, las clases finalizaban más temprano.
Before, classes used to finish earlier.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo finalizaba mi tarea cuando se fue la luz.
I was finishing my homework when the power went out.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: finalizábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect indicative require an accent on the 'nosotros' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: finalizo
The present tense of finalizar is regular: finalizo, finalizas, finaliza, finalizamos, finalizáis, finalizan.
Preterite
yo: finalicé
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (finalicé), but otherwise follows regular -ar endings.
Future
yo: finalizaré
The future of finalizar is regular: finalizaré, finalizarás, finalizará, finalizaremos, finalizaréis, finalizarán.
Conditional
yo: finalizaría
The conditional of finalizar is regular: finalizaría, finalizarías, finalizaría, finalizaríamos, finalizaríais, finalizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: finalice
The present subjunctive uses the 'c' spelling change: finalice, finalices, finalice, finalicemos, finalicéis, finalicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: finalizara
The imperfect subjunctive of finalizar is regular: finalizara, finalizaras, finalizara, finalizáramos, finalizarais, finalizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: finaliza
The imperative forms are: finaliza (tú), finalice (usted), finalicemos (nosotros), finalizad (vosotros), finalicen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no finalices
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no finalices, no finalice, no finalicemos, no finalicéis, no finalicen.