insinuar Imperfect Conjugation
insinuar — to hint
The imperfect of insinuar is regular: insinuaba, insinuabas, insinuaba, insinuábamos, insinuabais, insinuaban.
insinuar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a repeated tendency to hint at things in the past or to set the scene while something else happened.
Notes on insinuar in the Imperfect
Insinuar is regular in the imperfect. No 'ú' accents are used here; the stress falls on the 'ba' endings.
Example Sentences
Mi jefe siempre insinuaba que habría bonos.
My boss always used to hint that there would be bonuses.
él/ella/usted
Mientras yo hablaba, tú insinuabas otra cosa.
While I was talking, you were suggesting something else.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: insinuábamos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect indicative require an accent on the vowel before the 'ba'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: insinúo
The present of insinuar requires an accent on the 'u' (insinúo, insinúas) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: insinué
The preterite of insinuar is regular: insinué, insinuaste, insinuó, insinuamos, insinuasteis, insinuaron.
Future
yo: insinuaré
The future of insinuar is regular: insinuaré, insinuarás, insinuará, insinuaremos, insinuaréis, insinuarán.
Conditional
yo: insinuaría
The conditional of insinuar is regular: insinuaría, insinuarías, insinuaría, insinuaríamos, insinuaríais, insinuarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: insinúe
The present subjunctive of insinuar follows the 'u-to-ú' change: insinúe, insinúes, insinúe, insinuemos, insinuéis, insinúen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: insinuara
The imperfect subjunctive of insinuar is regular: insinuara, insinuaras, insinuara, insinuáramos, insinuarais, insinuaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: insinúa
Use insinúa (tú), insinúe (usted), and insinuad (vosotros) to tell someone to drop a hint.
Negative Imperative
yo: no insinúes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no insinúes (tú), no insinúe (usted), no insinuéis (vosotros).