largar Imperfect Conjugation
largar — to let out
The imperfect of largar is regular: largaba, largabas, largaba...
largar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for past habits or ongoing actions, like 'I used to leave early' or 'He was letting out the line.'
Notes on largar in the Imperfect
Largar is fully regular in the imperfect. It follows the standard -aba pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Antes me largaba sin decir adiós.
Before, I used to leave without saying goodbye.
yo
El pescador largaba la red poco a poco.
The fisherman was letting out the net bit by bit.
él/ella/usted
Nos largábamos siempre antes del final.
We used to leave always before the end.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'largía' instead of 'largaba'.
Correct: largaba
Why: Only -er and -ir verbs use 'ía'. -ar verbs like largar always use 'aba'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: largo
Largar is completely regular in the present indicative: largo, largas, larga...
Preterite
yo: largué
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'largué'.
Future
yo: largaré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the infinitive (largaré, largarás).
Conditional
yo: largaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: largaría, largarías...
Present Subjunctive
yo: largue
The present subjunctive of largar requires a spelling change to 'largue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: largara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the 'largaron' stem: largara, largaras, largara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: larga
The imperative uses 'larga' (tú) and requires a spelling change for 'largue' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no larges
The negative imperative always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no largues, no largue.