halagar Imperfect Conjugation
halagar — to flatter
The imperfect of halagar is regular: halagaba, halagabas, halagaba, halagábamos, halagabais, halagaban.
halagar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing flattery in the past or to describe a habit of flattering someone.
Notes on halagar in the Imperfect
Halagar is fully regular in the imperfect. Like all -ar verbs, it uses the -aba endings.
Example Sentences
Él siempre me halagaba cuando éramos novios.
He always used to flatter me when we were dating.
él/ella/usted
Nos halagaban constantemente durante la gira.
They were flattering us constantly during the tour.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Tú halagabas a los profesores para sacar mejores notas.
You used to flatter the teachers to get better grades.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: halagía
Correct: halagaba
Why: -ar verbs use -aba in the imperfect, while -er/-ir verbs use -ía.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: halago
Halagar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: halago, halagas, halaga, halagamos, halagáis, halagan.
Preterite
yo: halagué
Halagar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form (halagué), which requires a spelling change.
Future
yo: halagaré
The future of halagar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: halagaría
The conditional of halagar is regular: halagaría, halagarías, halagaría, halagaríamos, halagaríais, halagarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: halague
Halagar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all present subjunctive forms: halague, halagues, halague, halaguemos, halaguéis, halaguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: halagara
The imperfect subjunctive of halagar is formed using the preterite stem: halagara, halagaras, halagara, halagáramos, halagarais, halagaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: halaga
The imperative uses the 'gu' spelling change for formal commands and 'nosotros': halaga, halague, halaguemos, halagad, halaguen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no halagues
The negative imperative always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no halagues, no halague, no halaguemos, no halaguéis, no halaguen.