juzgar Imperfect Conjugation
juzgar — to judge
The imperfect of juzgar is regular: juzgaba, juzgabas, juzgaba, juzgábamos, juzgabais, juzgaban.
juzgar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a continuous state of judgment in the past or a habit of judging others that used to happen.
Notes on juzgar in the Imperfect
Juzgar is fully regular in the imperfect. No spelling changes are needed because 'g' followed by 'a' always makes the hard sound.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo juzgaba mucho a los demás.
Before, I used to judge others a lot.
yo
Nosotros juzgábamos la calidad de la comida cada viernes.
We used to judge the quality of the food every Friday.
nosotros
Ellos siempre juzgaban mis decisiones.
They were always judging my decisions.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accent on 'juzgábamos'.
Correct: juzgábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always carries an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: juzgo
The present tense of juzgar is regular: juzgo, juzgas, juzga, juzgamos, juzgáis, juzgan.
Preterite
yo: juzgué
The preterite of juzgar features a spelling change in the first person (juzgué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Future
yo: juzgaré
The future tense of juzgar is regular, adding endings to the full infinitive: juzgaré, juzgarás, juzgará...
Conditional
yo: juzgaría
The conditional is regular: juzgaría, juzgarías, juzgaría, juzgaríamos, juzgaríais, juzgarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: juzgue
The present subjunctive requires a spelling change in all forms: juzgue, juzgues, juzgue, juzguemos, juzguéis, juzguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: juzgara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: juzgara, juzgaras, juzgara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: juzga
The imperative uses 'juzga' (tú) but requires the 'gu' change for formal and plural commands (juzgue, juzguen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no juzgues
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no juzgues, no juzgue, no juzguemos...