fotografiar Imperfect Conjugation
fotografiar — to photograph
The imperfect of fotografiar is regular: fotografiaba, fotografiabas, fotografiaba...
fotografiar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use it to describe what you used to photograph habitually or to set the scene (e.g., 'I was photographing the birds when...').
Notes on fotografiar in the Imperfect
This tense is fully regular. It uses the standard -aba endings for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo fotografiaba todo con mi cámara de juguete.
As a child, I used to photograph everything with my toy camera.
yo
Nosotros fotografiábamos el bosque cada otoño.
We used to photograph the forest every autumn.
nosotros
Mientras tú fotografiabas las flores, empezó a llover.
While you were photographing the flowers, it started to rain.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: fotografiábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'á' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fotografío
The present of fotografiar uses an accent on the 'í' for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: fotografié
The preterite of fotografiar is regular, used for specific photo sessions completed in the past.
Future
yo: fotografiaré
The future of fotografiar is regular: attach -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: fotografiaría
The conditional of fotografiar is regular: fotografiaría, fotografiarías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fotografíe
The present subjunctive of fotografiar requires an accent on the 'í' in most forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fotografiara
The imperfect subjunctive of fotografiar is regular: fotografiara, fotografiaras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fotografía
Use the imperative of fotografiar to give direct commands to a photographer.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fotografíes
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms of fotografiar.