interrogar Imperfect Conjugation
interrogar — to interrogate
The imperfect of interrogar is regular: interrogaba, interrogabas, interrogaba, interrogábamos, interrogabais, interrogaban.
interrogar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past interrogations, habitual questioning in the past, or to set the scene.
Notes on interrogar in the Imperfect
Interrogar is fully regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
El coronel interrogaba a los prisioneros cada mañana.
The colonel used to interrogate the prisoners every morning.
él/ella/usted
Mientras yo los interrogaba, mi colega tomaba notas.
While I was interrogating them, my colleague was taking notes.
yo
Nos interrogaban con frecuencia en la aduana.
They used to interrogate us frequently at customs.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'interrogía' instead of 'interrogaba'.
Correct: interrogaba
Why: -ar verbs use -aba endings in the imperfect, while -er/-ir verbs use -ía.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: interrogo
The present tense of interrogar is completely regular: interrogo, interrogas, interroga, interrogamos, interrogáis, interrogan.
Preterite
yo: interrogué
The preterite has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: interrogué, interrogaste, interrogó, interrogamos, interrogasteis, interrogaron.
Future
yo: interrogaré
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: interrogaré, interrogarás, interrogará, interrogaremos, interrogaréis, interrogarán.
Conditional
yo: interrogaría
The conditional adds endings to the infinitive: interrogaría, interrogarías, interrogaría, interrogaríamos, interrogaríais, interrogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: interrogue
The present subjunctive of interrogar changes 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: interrogue, interrogues, interrogue, interroguemos, interroguéis, interroguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: interrogara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: interrogara, interrogaras, interrogara, interrogáramos, interrogarais, interrogaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: interroga
The affirmative imperative uses 'interroga' (tú) and 'interrogue' (usted), with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no interrogues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no interrogues, no interrogue, no interroguemos, no interroguéis, no interroguen.