inaugurar Imperfect Conjugation
inaugurar — to open
The imperfect of inaugurar is regular: inauguraba, inaugurabas, inauguraba, inaugurábamos, inaugurabais, inauguraban.
inaugurar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect of inaugurar to describe habitual past actions (e.g., 'the store used to open at 8') or ongoing actions in the past that set the scene (e.g., 'while they were opening the doors...').
Notes on inaugurar in the Imperfect
Inaugurar is regular in the imperfect tense. The endings are standard for -ar verbs in this tense.
Example Sentences
Cuando era joven, inauguraba la tienda todos los días.
When I was young, I used to open the store every day.
yo
Ellos inauguraban la casa cada verano.
They used to open the house every summer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Tú inaugurabas el curso con un discurso.
You used to open the course with a speech.
tú
Nosotros inaugurábamos la temporada de conciertos.
We used to open the concert season.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'inauguró' for a habitual past action.
Correct: Use the imperfect 'inauguraba' to describe something that happened repeatedly in the past.
Why: The imperfect describes habits, ongoing actions, or descriptions in the past, not single completed events.
Mistake: Incorrect vosotros form.
Correct: The correct form is 'inaugurabais'.
Why: The imperfect ending for vosotros with -ar verbs is -abais.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: inauguro
The present tense of inaugurar is regular: inauguro, inauguras, inaugura, inauguramos, inauguráis, inauguran.
Preterite
yo: inauguré
The preterite of inaugurar is regular: inauguré, inauguraste, inauguró, inauguramos, inaugurasteis, inauguraron.
Future
yo: inauguraré
The future tense of inaugurar is regular: inauguraré, inaugurarás, inaugurará, inauguraremos, inauguraréis, inaugurarán.
Conditional
yo: inauguraría
The conditional of inaugurar is regular: inauguraría, inaugurarías, inauguraría, inauguraríamos, inauguraríais, inaugurarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: inaugure
The present subjunctive of inaugurar is regular: inaugure, inaugures, inaugure, inauguremos, inauguréis, inauguren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: inaugurara
The imperfect subjunctive of inaugurar has two forms: inaugurara/inaugurase and inauguraras/inaugurases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: inaugura
The imperative of inaugurar is mostly regular: inaugura, inaugure, inauguremos, inaugurad, inauguren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no inaugures
The negative imperative of inaugurar uses the present subjunctive: no inaugures, no inaugure, no inauguréis, no inauguren.