gritar Imperfect Conjugation
gritar — to shout
The imperfect of gritar is regular: gritaba, gritabas, gritaba, gritábamos, gritabais, gritaban.
gritar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing shouting in the past, habitual yelling, or to set the scene (e.g., 'the kids were shouting while I was working').
Notes on gritar in the Imperfect
Gritar is regular. Remember that the 'nosotros' form always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending: gritábamos.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo gritaba todo el tiempo.
As a child, I used to shout all the time.
yo
Los vecinos gritaban mientras nosotros dormíamos.
The neighbors were shouting while we were sleeping.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Gritábamos de emoción cada vez que marcaban un gol.
We used to shout with excitement every time they scored a goal.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'gritaba' without an accent for nosotros.
Correct: gritábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect indicative require an accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: grito
The present tense of gritar is fully regular: grito, gritas, grita, gritamos, gritáis, gritan.
Preterite
yo: grité
The preterite of gritar follows the regular -ar pattern: grité, gritaste, gritó, gritamos, gritasteis, gritaron.
Future
yo: gritaré
The future of gritar is regular: gritaré, gritarás, gritará, gritaremos, gritaréis, gritarán.
Conditional
yo: gritaría
The conditional of gritar is regular: gritaría, gritarías, gritaría, gritaríamos, gritaríais, gritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: grite
The present subjunctive of gritar is regular: grite, grites, grite, gritemos, gritéis, griten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gritara
The imperfect subjunctive of gritar is regular: gritara, gritaras, gritara, gritáramos, gritarais, gritaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: grita
The affirmative commands for gritar are: grita (tú), grite (usted), gritad (vosotros), griten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no grites
The negative commands for gritar use the present subjunctive: no grites, no grite, no gritemos, no gritéis, no griten.