nevar Imperfect Conjugation
nevar — to snow
The imperfect of nevar is regular: nevaba, nevabas, nevaba, nevábamos, nevabais, nevaban.
nevar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing weather in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'It was snowing when we arrived').
Notes on nevar in the Imperfect
Nevar is regular in the imperfect. It uses the standard -aba endings for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Nevaba mucho cuando era niño.
It used to snow a lot when I was a child.
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Mientras nevaba, tomábamos chocolate caliente.
While it was snowing, we were drinking hot chocolate.
él/ella/usted
Siempre nevaba en Navidad.
It always used to snow at Christmas.
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Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'nievaba'.
Correct: nevaba
Why: There is no stem change in the imperfect tense.
Mistake: Using the preterite 'nevó' for background descriptions.
Correct: nevaba
Why: The imperfect is used for 'was snowing' (setting the scene), while the preterite is for a completed event.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: nievo
Nevar has an e to ie stem change in the present: nievo, nievas, nieva, nevamos, neváis, nievan.
Preterite
yo: nevé
The preterite of nevar is regular: nevé, nevaste, nevó, nevamos, nevasteis, nevaron.
Future
yo: nevaré
The future of nevar is regular: nevaré, nevarás, nevará, nevaremos, nevaréis, nevarán.
Conditional
yo: nevaría
The conditional of nevar is regular: nevaría, nevarías, nevaría, nevaríamos, nevaríais, nevarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nieve
Nevar undergoes an e to ie stem change in the present subjunctive: nieve, nieves, nieve, nevemos, nevéis, nieven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: nevara
The imperfect subjunctive of nevar uses the -ra or -se endings: nevara, nevaras, nevara, neváramos, nevarais, nevaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: nieva
The imperative of nevar is rarely used as it's a weather verb, but follows the e to ie change: nieva, nieve, nevemos, nevad, nieven.
Negative Imperative
yo: no nieves
The negative imperative of nevar uses the present subjunctive forms: no nieves, no nieve, no nevemos, no nevéis, no nieven.