luchar Imperfect Conjugation
luchar — to fight
The imperfect tense of luchar is regular: luchaba, luchabas, luchaba, luchábamos, luchabais, luchaban.
luchar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense to describe ongoing actions in the past, habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene. Think 'used to fight' or 'was fighting'.
Notes on luchar in the Imperfect
Luchar is regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, luchaba en el patio.
When I was a child, I used to fight in the yard.
yo
Tú luchabas con todas tus fuerzas.
You were fighting with all your strength.
tú
Ellos luchaban por la independencia.
They were fighting for independence.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros luchábamos en equipo.
We used to fight as a team.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect instead of the preterite for a completed past action.
Correct: For a fight that started and ended, use preterite: 'Ayer luchó'. For ongoing or habitual past actions, use imperfect: 'Ayer luchaba'.
Why: The imperfect describes duration or habit, while the preterite describes a completed event.
Mistake: Confusing the imperfect 'luchaba' with the conditional 'lucharía'.
Correct: 'Luchaba' is past (was fighting/used to fight). 'Lucharía' is conditional (would fight).
Why: They have different meanings and are conjugated differently.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lucho
The present tense of luchar is regular: lucho, luchas, lucha, luchamos, lucháis, luchan.
Preterite
yo: luché
The preterite tense of luchar is regular: luché, luchaste, luchó, luchamos, luchasteis, lucharon.
Future
yo: lucharé
The future tense of luchar is regular: lucharé, lucharás, luchará, lucharemos, lucharéis, lucharán.
Conditional
yo: lucharía
The conditional tense of luchar is regular: lucharía, lucharías, lucharía, lucharíamos, lucharíais, lucharían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: luche
The present subjunctive of luchar is regular: luche, luches, luchemos, luchéis, luchen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: luchara
The imperfect subjunctive of luchar has two forms: luchara/luchase and lucháramos/luchásemos.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: lucha
Luchar is regular in the imperative: lucha, luche, luchemos, luchad, luchen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no luches
Negative commands for luchar use the present subjunctive: no luches, no luche, no luchemos, no luchéis, no luchen.