irritar Imperfect Conjugation
irritar — to annoy
The imperfect of irritar is regular: irritaba, irritabas, irritaba, irritábamos, irritabais, irritaban.
irritar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to describe background settings. For example, 'He used to annoy me every morning' or 'The music was irritating during the long wait'.
Notes on irritar in the Imperfect
Irritar is regular in the imperfect tense. All forms are conjugated according to the standard -ar verb pattern.
Example Sentences
Siempre me irritabas con tus excusas.
You always annoyed me with your excuses.
tú
El sonido de la lluvia irritaba mi sueño.
The sound of the rain was disturbing my sleep.
él/ella/usted
Nos irritábamos fácilmente cuando éramos jóvenes.
We used to get annoyed easily when we were young.
nosotros
Ellos irritaban al público con sus comentarios.
They used to annoy the audience with their comments.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'irritó' instead of the imperfect 'irritaba' for a habitual past action.
Correct: Use 'irritaba' to describe something that happened repeatedly or was ongoing in the past.
Why: The imperfect describes continuous or habitual past actions, while the preterite describes completed ones.
Mistake: Confusing the imperfect with the present tense.
Correct: Remember that imperfect forms like 'irritaba' refer to the past.
Why: Learners sometimes use present tense endings or meanings for imperfect verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: irrito
The present tense of irritar is regular: irrito, irritas, irrita, irritamos, irritáis, irritan.
Preterite
yo: irrité
The preterite of irritar is regular: irrité, irritaste, irritó, irritamos, irritasteis, irritaron.
Future
yo: irritaré
The future tense of irritar is regular: irritaré, irritarás, irritará, irritaremos, irritaréis, irritarán.
Conditional
yo: irritaría
The conditional of irritar is regular: irritaría, irritarías, irritaría, irritaríamos, irritaríais, irritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: irrite
The present subjunctive of irritar is: irrite, irrites, irritemos, irritéis, irriten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: irritara
The imperfect subjunctive of irritar has two forms for each person: irritara/irritase, irritaras/irritases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: irrita
The imperative of irritar has regular commands: irrita, irrite, irriten, irritad, irritemos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no irrites
Negative commands for irritar use the present subjunctive: no irrites, no irrite, no irriten, no irritéis, no irritemos.