incriminar Imperfect Conjugation
incriminar — to incriminate
The imperfect of incriminar is regular: incriminaba, incriminabas, incriminaba, incriminábamos, incriminabais, incriminaban.
incriminar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene. It paints a picture of a situation where someone was being incriminated or habitually incriminated others.
Notes on incriminar in the Imperfect
Incriminar is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms follow the standard -ar verb conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Él siempre intentaba incriminar a su hermano.
He was always trying to incriminate his brother.
él/ella/usted
Mientras hablabas, yo te incriminaba sin querer.
While you were talking, I was unintentionally incriminating you.
yo
Ellos se incriminaban mutuamente en el juicio.
They were incriminating each other in the trial.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
La policía me incriminaba con poca evidencia.
The police were incriminating me with little evidence.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect for ongoing past actions: 'Él me incriminó por horas'.
Correct: For actions that continued over a period in the past, use the imperfect: 'Él me incriminaba por horas'.
Why: The imperfect describes duration or repetition, while the preterite describes a completed event.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms: 'Yo incriminaba'.
Correct: The forms 'incriminaba' (yo) and 'incriminaba' (él/ella/usted) are identical. Context is key.
Why: These forms are homophones, so the subject must be clear from the sentence structure or surrounding words.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incrimino
The present tense of incriminar is regular: incrimino, incriminas, incrimina, incriminamos, incrimináis, incriminan.
Preterite
yo: incriminé
The preterite of incriminar is regular: incriminé, incriminaste, incriminó, incriminamos, incriminasteis, incriminaron.
Future
yo: incriminaré
The future tense of incriminar is regular: incriminaré, incriminarás, incriminará, incriminaremos, incriminaréis, incriminarán.
Conditional
yo: incriminaría
The conditional of incriminar is regular: incriminaría, incriminarías, incriminaría, incriminaríamos, incriminaríais, incriminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incrimine
The present subjunctive of incriminar is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty: incrimine, incriminemos, incriminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incriminara
The imperfect subjunctive of incriminar (both -ra and -se forms) describes past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'incriminara' or 'incriminase'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incrimina
The imperative of incriminar is: incrimina (tú), incrimine (usted), incriminemos (nosotros), incriminen (ustedes), incrimina(d) (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no incrimines
The negative imperative of incriminar uses the present subjunctive: no incrimine (usted), no incriminemos (nosotros), no incriminen (ustedes), no incrimines (tú), no incriminéis (vosotros).