moler Imperfect Conjugation
moler — to grind
Moler is regular in the imperfect: molía, molías, molía, molíamos, molíais, molían.
moler Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe how things used to be ground in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'The mill was grinding while it rained').
Notes on moler in the Imperfect
Moler is regular in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Antiguamente, molían el maíz a mano.
In the old days, they used to grind corn by hand.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mi abuela siempre molía su propio café.
My grandmother always ground her own coffee.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'molíamos'.
Correct: molíamos
Why: All imperfect endings for -er verbs carry an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: muelo
Moler follows a 'boot' stem change (o to ue) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: molí
Future
yo: moleré
Moler is regular in the future; simply add endings to the infinitive: moleré, molerás, molerá.
Conditional
yo: molería
The conditional of moler is regular: molería, molerías, molería, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: muela
The present subjunctive of moler mirrors the present indicative stem change: muela, muelas, muela, molamos, moláis, muelan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: moliera
Moler follows the standard -ra endings based on the preterite: moliera, molieras, moliera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: muele
Commands for moler use 'muele' (tú) and 'muela' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no muelas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no muelas, no muela, no molamos.