jurar Imperfect Conjugation
jurar — to swear
The imperfect of jurar follows the standard -aba pattern: juraba, jurabas, juraba, jurábamos, jurabais, juraban.
jurar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a repeated oath or a state of promising that was ongoing in the past, like a child who used to swear they were telling the truth.
Notes on jurar in the Imperfect
Jurar is regular in the imperfect. Remember the written accent only on the 'nosotros' form (jurábamos).
Example Sentences
De niño, yo siempre juraba que había visto un fantasma.
As a child, I always used to swear that I had seen a ghost.
yo
Nosotros jurábamos que ganaríamos el torneo cada año.
We used to swear we would win the tournament every year.
nosotros
Tú jurabas que me llamarías por teléfono.
You were swearing (insisting) that you would call me.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: jurabamos
Correct: jurábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: juro
The present of jurar is regular: juro, juras, jura, juramos, juráis, juran.
Preterite
yo: juré
The preterite of jurar is regular: juré, juraste, juró, juramos, jurasteis, juraron.
Future
yo: juraré
The future of jurar adds endings to the infinitive: juraré, jurarás, jurará, juraremos, juraréis, jurarán.
Conditional
yo: juraría
The conditional of jurar is regular: juraría, jurarías, juraría, juraríamos, juraríais, jurarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: jure
The present subjunctive of jurar uses -e endings: jure, jures, jure, juremos, juréis, juren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: jurara
The imperfect subjunctive of jurar is regular: jurara, juraras, jurara, juráramos, jurarais, juraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: jura
The imperative of jurar uses jura (tú), jurad (vosotros), and subjunctive forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no jures
The negative imperative of jurar uses the present subjunctive: no jures, no jure, no juremos, no juréis, no juren.