impartir Imperfect Conjugation
impartir — to teach or give
The imperfect of impartir (impartía, impartías) describes habitual or ongoing past teachings.
impartir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe actions that were happening regularly or continuously in the past, or to set the scene. For 'impartir', you might say 'Él impartía clases todos los días' (He used to teach classes every day).
Notes on impartir in the Imperfect
Impartir is regular in the imperfect tense. The endings are standard for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo impartía clases de arte en la escuela primaria.
I used to teach art classes in elementary school.
yo
¿Tú impartías lecciones de música a tus hermanos?
Did you give music lessons to your siblings?
tú
Ella impartía consejos muy valiosos.
She used to give very valuable advice.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros impartíamos talleres de escritura los sábados.
We used to hold writing workshops on Saturdays.
nosotros
Ellos impartían conferencias sobre historia antigua.
They used to give lectures on ancient history.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite for habitual or ongoing past actions.
Correct: For past habits like 'He used to teach', use the imperfect: 'Él impartía'.
Why: The imperfect describes continuous or repeated actions, setting the background, whereas the preterite describes completed events.
Mistake: Confusing the yo and él/ella/usted forms.
Correct: Both 'impartía' (yo) and 'impartía' (él/ella/usted) are identical.
Why: Context and subject pronouns are crucial for clarity when these forms are used.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: imparto
The present tense of impartir (imparto, impartes) describes actions happening now or habitual teachings.
Preterite
yo: impartí
The preterite of impartir is regular: impartí, impartiste, impartió, impartimos, impartisteis, impartieron.
Future
yo: impartiré
The future tense of impartir (impartiré, impartirás) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: impartiría
The conditional of impartir (impartiría, impartirías) expresses 'would' actions or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: imparta
The present subjunctive (imparta, impartas) is used after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: impartiera
The imperfect subjunctive (impartiera, impartieras) is used for past hypothetical situations or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: imparte
Commands like 'imparte' (tú) or 'impartan' (ustedes) are used to tell someone what to do.
Negative Imperative
yo: no impartas
Negative commands like 'no impartas' (tú) or 'no impartan' (ustedes) are used to forbid actions.