hartar Imperfect Conjugation
hartar — to annoy
Hartar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: hartaba, hartabas, hartábamos.
hartar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a situation in the past where something was consistently annoying or used to annoy you regularly.
Notes on hartar in the Imperfect
Hartar is regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the nosotros form: hartábamos.
Example Sentences
Antes, mi hermano me hartaba todos los días.
Before, my brother used to annoy me every day.
él/ella/usted
Nos hartábamos de comer dulces en las fiestas.
We used to stuff ourselves with sweets at parties.
nosotros
Ustedes hartaban a los vecinos con la música alta.
You all used to annoy the neighbors with the loud music.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using hartaron instead of hartaban for habitual actions.
Correct: hartaban
Why: The preterite implies a one-time event, whereas the imperfect describes a recurring annoyance.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: harto
Hartar is regular in the present tense: harto, hartas, harta, hartamos, hartáis, hartan.
Preterite
yo: harté
The preterite of hartar is regular: harté, hartaste, hartó, hartamos, hartasteis, hartaron.
Future
yo: hartaré
The future tense of hartar uses the infinitive plus endings: hartaré, hartarás, hartará.
Conditional
yo: hartaría
The conditional of hartar is regular: hartaría, hartarías, hartaría, hartaríamos, hartaríais, hartarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: harte
The present subjunctive of hartar changes the 'a' to 'e': harte, hartes, harte, hartemos, hartéis, harten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: hartara
The imperfect subjunctive of hartar is regular: hartara, hartaras, hartara, hartáramos, hartarais, hartaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: harta
The imperative of hartar uses standard -ar endings: harta, hartad, harte, harten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no hartes
The negative imperative of hartar uses the present subjunctive: no hartes, no harte, no hartéis.