impregnar Imperfect Conjugation
impregnar — to soak
The imperfect of impregnar is regular: impregnaba, impregnabas, impregnaba, impregnábamos, impregnabais, impregnaban.
impregnar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to describe background settings. For 'impregnar,' you might say 'He used to soak the sails every week' or 'The cloth was soaking in the bucket.'
Notes on impregnar in the Imperfect
Impregnar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard imperfect conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, impregnaba mis juguetes con agua.
When I was a child, I used to soak my toys with water.
yo
Tú impregnabas el pan en la leche cada mañana.
You used to soak the bread in the milk every morning.
tú
Ella impregnaba las hierbas en aceite caliente.
She would soak the herbs in hot oil.
él/ella/usted
Ellos impregnaban los cueros al sol.
They used to soak the hides in the sun.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed action.
Correct: For 'I soaked the cloth yesterday,' use the preterite 'impregné.' Use imperfect 'impregnaba' for ongoing/habitual past actions.
Why: The imperfect describes continuous or repeated actions, not single, finished ones.
Mistake: Confusing the imperfect indicative with the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: Use imperfect subjunctive ('impregnara') for hypothetical 'if' clauses ('Si yo impregnara...'). Use imperfect indicative ('impregnaba') for factual past descriptions.
Why: Subjunctive is for non-factual contexts, indicative is for factual ones.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: impregno
Impregnar is regular in the present: impregno, impregnas, impregna, impregnamos, impregnáis, impregnan.
Preterite
yo: impregné
Impregnar is regular in the preterite: impregné, impregnaste, impregnó, impregnamos, impregnasteis, impregnaron.
Future
yo: impregnaré
The future tense of impregnar is regular: impregnaré, impregnarás, impregnará, impregnaremos, impregnaréis, impregnarán.
Conditional
yo: impregnaría
The conditional of impregnar is regular: impregnaría, impregnarías, impregnaría, impregnaríamos, impregnaríais, impregnarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: impregne
The present subjunctive of impregnar (impregne, impregnes, impregnemos, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, and influencing others.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: impregnara
The imperfect subjunctive of impregnar (e.g., impregnara, impregnaras) expresses hypothetical or past unreal situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: impregna
The imperative of impregnar is mostly regular, with specific commands like 'impregna' (tú) and 'impregnad' (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no impregnes
Negative commands for impregnar use the present subjunctive, like 'no impregnes' (tú) or 'no impregnen' (ustedes).