liar Imperfect Conjugation
liar — to wrap
The imperfect of liar is regular: liaba, liabas, liaba, liábamos, liabais, liaban.
liar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe ongoing past actions (I was wrapping) or a habit of getting confused/tangled up in the past.
Notes on liar in the Imperfect
This tense is fully regular for liar. There are no stem changes or accent shifts on the 'i' here.
Example Sentences
Yo liaba los bocadillos mientras ella hacía el café.
I was wrapping the sandwiches while she was making the coffee.
yo
Antes siempre te liabas con los mapas.
Before, you always used to get confused with maps.
tú
Liábamos las cuerdas antes de salir.
We used to coil the ropes before leaving.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Putting an accent on the 'i' (liába).
Correct: liaba
Why: In the imperfect -ar endings, the stress naturally falls on the 'a' of 'aba', so no extra accent is needed on the root.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lío
The present of liar is irregular, adding an accent to the 'i' in most forms: lío, lías, lía, liamos, liáis, lían.
Preterite
yo: lié
The preterite of liar is regular: lié, liaste, lió, liamos, liasteis, liaron.
Future
yo: liaré
The future of liar is regular: liaré, liarás, liará, liaremos, liaréis, liarán.
Conditional
yo: liaría
The conditional of liar is regular: liaría, liarías, liaría, liaríamos, liaríais, liarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: líe
The present subjunctive of liar mirrors the present indicative's accent: líe, líes, líe, liemos, liéis, líen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: liara
The imperfect subjunctive of liar is regular: liara, liaras, liara, liáramos, liarais, liaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lía
The imperative of liar gives direct orders: lía (tú), líe (usted), liad (vosotros), líen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no líes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no líes, no líe, no liemos, no liéis, no líen.