manifestar Imperfect Conjugation
manifestar — to express
The imperfect of manifestar is regular: manifestaba, manifestabas, manifestaba, manifestábamos, manifestabais, manifestaban.
manifestar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe an ongoing state of expressing something in the past, or to describe how people used to protest or show symptoms habitually.
Notes on manifestar in the Imperfect
Manifestar is regular in the imperfect. No stem changes occur here.
Example Sentences
Antes, la gente manifestaba más en las calles.
Before, people used to protest more in the streets.
él/ella/usted
Siempre manifestábamos nuestras dudas en clase.
We always used to express our doubts in class.
nosotros
Tú manifestabas mucho interés por el arte.
You used to show a lot of interest in art.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: manifestabamos
Correct: manifestábamos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect -ar verbs always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: manifiesto
Manifestar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: manifesté
Manifestar is completely regular in the preterite: manifesté, manifestaste, manifestó, manifestamos, manifestasteis, manifestaron.
Future
yo: manifestaré
The future tense is regular: manifestaré, manifestarás, manifestará, manifestaremos, manifestaréis, manifestarán.
Conditional
yo: manifestaría
The conditional of manifestar is regular: manifestaría, manifestarías, manifestaría, manifestaríamos, manifestaríais, manifestarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: manifieste
The present subjunctive mirrors the stem change of the present indicative: manifieste, manifiestes, manifieste, manifestemos, manifestéis, manifiesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: manifestara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: manifestara, manifestaras, manifestara, manifestáramos, manifestarais, manifestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: manifiesta
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: manifiesta (tú), manifieste (usted), manifestad (vosotros), manifiesten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no manifiestes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no manifiestes, no manifieste, no manifestemos, no manifestéis, no manifiesten.