masturbar Imperfect Conjugation
masturbar — to masturbate
The imperfect of masturbar (masturbaba, masturbabas, masturbaba, masturbábamos, masturbabais, masturbaban) describes ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
masturbar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for actions that were happening over a period of time in the past, or for repeated actions in the past. For 'masturbar', it could be 'When I was younger, I used to masturbate daily' or 'He was masturbating when the phone rang'.
Notes on masturbar in the Imperfect
Masturbar is regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
Yo me masturbaba todos los días.
I used to masturbate every day.
yo
¿Tú te masturbabas cuando te sentías solo?
Did you masturbate when you felt lonely?
tú
Él se masturbaba mientras leía.
He was masturbating while he read.
él/ella/usted
Nos masturbábamos mucho en esa época.
We masturbated a lot back then.
nosotros
Ellos se masturbaban a escondidas.
They used to masturbate in secret.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed action.
Correct: For a specific event that finished, use the preterite: 'Me masturbé anoche'.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, not completed ones.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: Both are 'masturbaba', so context is vital.
Why: This is a common characteristic of regular -ar verbs in the imperfect; the meaning comes from the subject pronoun or context.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'masturbar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: masturbo
The present tense of masturbar (masturbo, masturbas, masturba, masturbamos, masturbáis, masturban) describes current actions, habits, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: masturbé
The preterite of masturbar is regular: masturbe, masturbaste, masturbó, masturbamos, masturbasteis, masturbaron.
Future
yo: masturbaré
The future tense of masturbar (masturbaré, masturbarás, masturbará, masturbaremos, masturbaréis, masturbarán) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: masturbaría
The conditional of masturbar (masturbaría, masturbarías, masturbaría, masturbaríamos, masturbaríais, masturbarían) expresses hypotheticals, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: masturbe
The present subjunctive of masturbar (masturbe, masturbes, masturbemos, masturben) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: masturbara
The imperfect subjunctive of masturbar (masturbara/mastubarais/mastubaran) expresses past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: masturba
Use the imperative of masturbar for direct commands: masturba, masturbe, masturbemos, masturben, masturbad.
Negative Imperative
yo: no masturbes
Use the negative imperative of masturbar with 'no' + present subjunctive: no masturbes, no masturbe, no masturbemos, no masturben, no masturbéis.