ignorar Imperfect Conjugation
ignorar — to ignore
The imperfect of ignorar is regular: ignoraba, ignorabas, ignoraba, ignorábamos, ignorabais, ignoraban.
ignorar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual past actions or ongoing states of ignoring. For example, 'Cuando era niño, ignoraba los consejos de mi madre.' (When I was a child, I used to ignore my mother's advice).
Notes on ignorar in the Imperfect
Ignorar is regular in the imperfect tense. The stem is the infinitive, and the endings are standard for -ar verbs in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Yo siempre ignoraba sus comentarios negativos.
I always used to ignore his negative comments.
yo
¿Tú ignorabas lo que estaba pasando?
Were you ignoring what was happening?
tú
Él ignoraba la señal de stop.
He was ignoring the stop sign.
él/ella/usted
Ellos ignoraban las consecuencias.
They were ignoring the consequences.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of imperfect: 'Yo ignoré sus comentarios'.
Correct: Use the imperfect for habitual actions: 'Yo ignoraba sus comentarios'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or repeated actions in the past, while the preterite describes a single, completed action.
Mistake: Confusing 'ignoraba' with 'ignoraba' for different subjects.
Correct: 'Ignoraba' is used for yo and él/ella/usted.
Why: These subjects share the same imperfect form for regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ignoro
The present of ignorar is regular: ignoro, ignoras, ignora, ignoramos, ignoráis, ignoran.
Preterite
yo: ignoré
The preterite of ignorar is regular: ignoré, ignoraste, ignoró, ignoramos, ignorasteis, ignoraron.
Future
yo: ignorarė
The future of ignorar is regular: ignoraré, ignorarás, ignorará, ignoraremos, ignoraréis, ignorarán.
Conditional
yo: ignoraría
The conditional of ignorar is regular: ignoraría, ignorarías, ignoraría, ignoraríamos, ignoraríais, ignorarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ignore
The present subjunctive of ignorar is: ignore (yo, él, ella, usted), ignores (tú), ignoremos (nosotros), ignoréis (vosotros), ignoren (ellos, ellas, ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ignorara
The imperfect subjunctive of ignorar has two forms: ignorara/ignorase (yo, él, ella, usted), ignoraras/ignorases (tú), ignoráramos/ignorásemos (nosotros), ignorarais/ignoraseis (vosotros), ignoraran/ignorasen (ellos, ellas, ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ignora
The imperative of ignorar is: ignora (tú), ignore (usted), ignoremos (nosotros), ignorad (vosotros), ignoren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ignores
The negative imperative of ignorar uses the present subjunctive: no ignores (tú), no ignore (usted), no ignoremos (nosotros), no ignoréis (vosotros), no ignoren (ustedes).