marear Imperfect Conjugation
marear — to make dizzy
The imperfect of marear is regular: mareaba, mareabas, mareaba, mareábamos, mareabais, mareaban.
marear Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect of marear to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene. For example, 'El mar siempre me mareaba cuando era niño' (The sea always made me dizzy when I was a child).
Notes on marear in the Imperfect
Marear is a regular -ar verb and conjugates normally in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
El movimiento del coche me mareaba mucho.
The car's movement made me very dizzy (habitually or ongoing).
yo
Tú mareabas a tu hermano con tus historias.
You used to annoy your brother with your stories.
tú
Nos mareábamos en cada viaje.
We used to get dizzy on every trip.
nosotros
Los niños se mareaban en el barco.
The children would get dizzy on the boat (regularly or as background).
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Correct: For a habit like 'He always got dizzy on boats', use 'Siempre se mareaba en los barcos' (imperfect), not 'Siempre se mareó' (preterite).
Why: The imperfect describes duration, repetition, or background in the past, while the preterite describes completed actions.
Mistake: Confusing imperfect endings.
Correct: Ensure the imperfect endings are correct: -aba for yo/él/ella/usted, -abas for tú, -ábamos for nosotros, -abais for vosotros, -aban for ellos/ellas/ustedes.
Why: These endings are consistent for regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mareo
The present indicative of marear is regular: mareo, mareas, marea, mareamos, mareáis, marean.
Preterite
yo: mareé
The preterite of marear is regular: mareé, mareaste, mareó, mareamos, mareasteis, marearon.
Future
yo: marearé
The future of marear is regular: marearé, marearás, mareará, marearemos, marearéis, marearán.
Conditional
yo: marearía
The conditional of marear is regular: marearía, marearías, marearía, marearíamos, marearíais, marearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: maree
The present subjunctive of marear is regular: maree, marees, maree, mareemos, mareéis, mareen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mareara
The imperfect subjunctive of marear uses -ra or -se endings: mareara, marearas, mareara, mareáramos, marearais, marearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: marea
The imperative of marear is regular: marea (tú), maree (usted), mareemos (nosotros), maread (vosotros), mareen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no marees
The negative imperative of marear uses the present subjunctive: no marees (tú), no maree (usted), no mareemos (nosotros), no mareéis (vosotros), no mareen (ustedes).