lamentar Imperfect Conjugation
lamentar — to regret
The imperfect of lamentar is regular: lamentaba, lamentabas, lamentaba, lamentábamos, lamentabais, lamentaban.
lamentar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a lingering feeling of regret or a habitual state of sorrow in the past without a specific end point.
Notes on lamentar in the Imperfect
Lamentar is completely regular in the imperfect. Remember to add an accent only on the 'nosotros' form (lamentábamos).
Example Sentences
De niño, yo siempre lamentaba perder mis juguetes.
As a child, I always regretted losing my toys.
yo
Ellos lamentaban la noticia cada vez que la escuchaban.
They regretted the news every time they heard it.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros lamentábamos que el verano terminara.
We were sorry that summer was ending.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: lamentabamos
Correct: lamentábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always requires an accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lamento
The present of lamentar is regular: lamento, lamentas, lamenta, lamentamos, lamentáis, lamentan.
Preterite
yo: lamenté
The preterite of lamentar is regular: lamenté, lamentaste, lamentó, lamentamos, lamentasteis, lamentaron.
Future
yo: lamentaré
The future of lamentar is regular: lamentaré, lamentarás, lamentará, lamentaremos, lamentaréis, lamentarán.
Conditional
yo: lamentaría
The conditional of lamentar is regular: lamentaría, lamentarías, lamentaría, lamentaríamos, lamentaríais, lamentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lamente
The present subjunctive of lamentar is regular: lamente, lamentes, lamente, lamentemos, lamentéis, lamenten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lamentara
The imperfect subjunctive of lamentar is regular: lamentara, lamentaras, lamentara, lamentáramos, lamentarais, lamentaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lamenta
The affirmative imperative of lamentar is regular: lamenta, lamente, lamentemos, lamentad, lamenten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lamentes
The negative imperative of lamentar uses the present subjunctive: no lamentes, no lamente, no lamentemos, no lamentéis, no lamenten.