importar Preterite Conjugation
importar — to matter
The preterite of importar is regular: importé, importaste, importó, importamos, importasteis, importaron.
importar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to mention that something mattered at a specific point in time or when a situation concluded. It is often used to say that something 'didn't matter' regarding a specific past event.
Notes on importar in the Preterite
Importar is fully regular in the preterite. Note the accent marks on the first and third person singular.
Example Sentences
Al final, el resultado no importó.
In the end, the result didn't matter.
él/ella/usted
Ayer importaron más las formas que el contenido.
Yesterday, the manners mattered more than the content.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nunca te importé de verdad.
I never really mattered to you.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing importamos (present) with importamos (preterite).
Correct: Use context clues like 'ayer' or 'ahora'.
Why: The nosotros form is identical in both the present and preterite for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: importo
The present tense of importar is regular: importo, importas, importa, importamos, importáis, importan.
Imperfect
yo: importaba
The imperfect of importar follows the regular -aba pattern: importaba, importabas, importaba, importábamos, importabais, importaban.
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.