importar Imperfect Conjugation
importar — to matter
The imperfect of importar follows the regular -aba pattern: importaba, importabas, importaba, importábamos, importabais, importaban.
importar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a state of importance in the past without a defined end, or to describe what used to matter habitually.
Notes on importar in the Imperfect
Importar is regular in the imperfect. Remember the accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form (importábamos).
Example Sentences
Antes me importaba mucho su opinión.
Before, her opinion mattered to me a lot.
él/ella/usted
En esa época, solo nos importaban los estudios.
At that time, only studies mattered to us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Tú siempre importabas en esta familia.
You always mattered in this family.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: Always write importábamos with an accent.
Why: All nosotros forms in the imperfect indicative for -ar verbs require an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: importo
The present tense of importar is regular: importo, importas, importa, importamos, importáis, importan.
Preterite
yo: importé
The preterite of importar is regular: importé, importaste, importó, importamos, importasteis, importaron.
Future
yo: importaré
The future of importar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: importaré, importarás, importará, importaremos, importaréis, importarán.
Conditional
yo: importaría
The conditional of importar is regular: importaría, importarías, importaría, importaríamos, importaríais, importarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: importe
The present subjunctive of importar uses -e endings: importe, importes, importe, importemos, importéis, importen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: importara
The imperfect subjunctive of importar is regular: importara, importaras, importara, importáramos, importarais, importaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: importa
The imperative of importar is rarely used for 'mattering' but follows regular rules: importa, importe, importemos, importad, importen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no importes
The negative imperative of importar uses present subjunctive forms: no importes, no importe, no importemos, no importéis, no importen.