lastimar Imperfect Conjugation
lastimar — to injure
The imperfect of lastimar is regular: lastimaba, lastimabas, lastimaba, lastimábamos, lastimabais, lastimaban.
lastimar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing pain, habitual injuries, or background situations where something was hurting over an undefined period in the past.
Notes on lastimar in the Imperfect
Lastimar is completely regular in the imperfect. Remember to add an accent only on the nosotros form (lastimábamos).
Example Sentences
Me lastimaba la espalda cada vez que cargaba cajas.
My back used to hurt every time I carried boxes.
él/ella/usted
De niños, nos lastimábamos las rodillas a menudo.
As kids, we used to hurt our knees often.
nosotros
Ese par de zapatos te lastimabas los pies.
Those shoes were hurting your feet.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Missing the accent on lastimábamos.
Correct: lastimábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'a' in the nosotros form to maintain the stress pattern.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lastimo
The present of lastimar is regular: lastimo, lastimas, lastima, lastimamos, lastimáis, lastiman.
Preterite
yo: lastimé
The preterite of lastimar is regular: lastimé, lastimaste, lastimó, lastimamos, lastimasteis, lastimaron.
Future
yo: lastimaré
The future of lastimar is regular: lastimaré, lastimarás, lastimará, lastimaremos, lastimaréis, lastimarán.
Conditional
yo: lastimaría
The conditional of lastimar is regular: lastimaría, lastimarías, lastimaría, lastimaríamos, lastimaríais, lastimarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lastime
The present subjunctive of lastimar is regular: lastime, lastimes, lastime, lastimemos, lastiméis, lastimen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lastimara
The imperfect subjunctive of lastimar uses the -ra endings: lastimara, lastimaras, lastimara, lastimáramos, lastimarais, lastimaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lastima
The affirmative imperative of lastimar: lastima (tú), lastime (usted), lastimemos (nosotros), lastimad (vosotros), lastimen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no lastimes
The negative imperative of lastimar uses present subjunctive forms: no lastimes, no lastime, no lastimemos, no lastiméis, no lastimen.