financiar Imperfect Conjugation
financiar — to finance
The imperfect of financiar: financiaba, financiabas, financiaba, financiábamos, financiabais, financiaban.
financiar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing or habitual actions of financing in the past, or to describe the background context when something else happened. For example, 'He used to finance...' or 'While they were financing...'.
Notes on financiar in the Imperfect
Financiar is regular in the imperfect tense. The endings are standard for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo financiaba un orfanato cuando era joven.
I used to finance an orphanage when I was young.
yo
¿Tú financiabas esas campañas?
Were you financing those campaigns?
tú
Ella financiaba conciertos locales cada mes.
She financed local concerts every month.
él/ella/usted
Ellos financiaban el equipo de fútbol del barrio.
They were financing the neighborhood's soccer team.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite ('financié') instead of the imperfect ('financiaba') for habitual past actions.
Correct: Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past actions: 'Financiaba...'.
Why: The imperfect describes continuous or habitual states/actions in the past, unlike the preterite's focus on completed events.
Mistake: Confusing 'financiaba' (imperfect) with 'financié' (preterite).
Correct: Remember the imperfect has '-aba' endings for 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted'.
Why: The endings clearly differentiate between the imperfect and preterite tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: financio
The present indicative of financiar: financio, financias, financia, financiamos, financiáis, financian.
Preterite
yo: financié
The preterite of financiar is regular: financié, financiaste, financió, financiamos, financiasteis, financiaron.
Future
yo: financiaré
The future indicative of financiar: financiaré, financiarás, financiará, financiaremos, financiaréis, financiarán.
Conditional
yo: financiaría
The conditional of financiar: financiaría, financiarías, financiaría, financiaríamos, financiaríais, financiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: financie
The present subjunctive of financiar: financie, financies, financie, financiemos, financiéis, financien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: financiara
The imperfect subjunctive of financiar (-ra form): financiara, financiaras, financiara, financiáramos, financiarais, financiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: financia
The imperative of financiar is regular: financia, financie, financiemos, financiad, financien.
Negative Imperative
yo: no financies
Negative commands for financiar use the present subjunctive: no financies, no financie, no financiemos, no financiéis, no financien.