liberar Imperfect Conjugation
liberar — to free
The imperfect tense of liberar is regular: liberaba, liberabas, liberaba, liberábamos, liberabais, liberaban.
liberar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene. Think 'He used to free the birds every day' or 'While I was freeing the slaves...'.
Notes on liberar in the Imperfect
Liberar is regular in the imperfect indicative tense.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, liberaba a las hormigas de los charcos.
When I was a child, I used to free the ants from puddles.
yo
El carcelero liberaba a los presos por la noche.
The jailer used to release the prisoners at night.
él/ella/usted
¿Liberabais a los animales que encontrabais heridos?
Did you all used to release the animals you found injured?
vosotros
Ellos liberaban a los prisioneros durante la revolución.
They were freeing the prisoners during the revolution.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite for ongoing past actions.
Correct: Use the imperfect 'liberaba' for descriptions or habits in the past.
Why: The imperfect describes the background or continuity of past events, not completed actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: libero
The present tense of liberar is regular: libero, liberas, libera, liberamos, liberáis, liberan.
Preterite
yo: liberé
The preterite of liberar is regular: liberé, liberaste, liberó, liberamos, liberasteis, liberaron.
Future
yo: liberaré
The future tense of liberar is regular: liberaré, liberarás, liberará, liberaremos, liberaréis, liberarán.
Conditional
yo: liberaría
The conditional of liberar is regular: liberaría, liberarías, liberaría, liberaríamos, liberaríais, liberarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: libere
The present subjunctive of liberar (libere, liberes, libere, liberemos, liberéis, liberen) expresses wishes, doubts, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: liberara
The imperfect subjunctive of liberar (liberara, liberaras, liberara, liberáramos, liberarais, liberaran) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: libera
Liberar in the affirmative imperative is regular: libera, liberemos, liberen, liberad.
Negative Imperative
yo: no liberes
Negative commands for liberar use the present subjunctive: no liberes, no liberemos, no liberen, no liberéis.