implicar Imperfect Conjugation
implicar — to involve
The imperfect of implicar is regular: implicaba, implicabas, implicaba, implicábamos, implicabais, implicaban.
implicar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing situations in the past or what a job typically used to entail as a background description.
Notes on implicar in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular. Remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form: implicábamos.
Example Sentences
Antes, mi trabajo implicaba viajar cada semana.
Before, my job involved traveling every week.
él/ella/usted
Sabíamos que el plan implicaba ciertos riesgos.
We knew the plan involved certain risks.
él/ella/usted
Ellos siempre implicaban a todos en las fiestas.
They always involved everyone in the parties.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: implicábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the first 'a' of the -ábamos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: implico
The present tense of implicar is regular: implico, implicas, implica, implicamos, implicáis, implican.
Preterite
yo: impliqué
The preterite features a spelling change in the first person: impliqué, implicaste, implicó, implicamos, implicasteis, implicaron.
Future
yo: implicaré
The future tense of implicar is regular: implicaré, implicarás, implicará, implicaremos, implicaréis, implicarán.
Conditional
yo: implicaría
The conditional of implicar is regular: implicaría, implicarías, implicaría, implicaríamos, implicaríais, implicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: implique
The present subjunctive changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: implique, impliques, implique, impliquemos, impliquéis, impliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: implicara
The imperfect subjunctive of implicar uses the -ra stem: implicara, implicaras, implicara, implicáramos, implicarais, implicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: implica
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' and subjunctive forms for others: implica, implique, impliquemos, implicad, impliquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no impliques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no impliques, no implique, no impliquemos, no impliquéis, no impliquen.