otorgar Imperfect Conjugation
otorgar — to grant
The imperfect of otorgar is completely regular: otorgaba, otorgabas, otorgaba, otorgábamos, otorgabais, otorgaban.
otorgar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a time when grants or permissions were habitually given, or to provide background context about a legal status in the past.
Notes on otorgar in the Imperfect
Otorgar follows the standard -ar verb pattern in the imperfect with no spelling changes.
Example Sentences
Antiguamente, el rey otorgaba las tierras.
In the old days, the king used to grant the lands.
él/ella/usted
Mientras otorgábamos los créditos, la oficina estaba llena.
While we were granting the credits, the office was full.
nosotros
Ellos siempre otorgaban el beneficio de la duda.
They always used to grant the benefit of the doubt.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent mark on 'otorgábamos'.
Correct: otorgábamos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect indicative for -ar verbs require an accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: otorgo
The present tense of otorgar is regular: otorgo, otorgas, otorga, otorgamos, otorgáis, otorgan.
Preterite
yo: otorgué
The preterite of otorgar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (otorgué), but is otherwise regular.
Future
yo: otorgaré
The future tense of otorgar is regular: otorgaré, otorgarás, otorgará, otorgaremos, otorgaréis, otorgarán.
Conditional
yo: otorgaría
The conditional of otorgar is regular: otorgaría, otorgarías, otorgaría, otorgaríamos, otorgaríais, otorgarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: otorgue
The present subjunctive of otorgar requires a 'gu' spelling change in all forms: otorgue, otorgues, otorgue, otorguemos, otorguéis, otorguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: otorgara
The imperfect subjunctive of otorgar is regular (based on the preterite): otorgara, otorgaras, otorgara, otorgáramos, otorgarais, otorgaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: otorga
The imperative of otorgar uses the regular 'tú' form (otorga) and subjunctive-based forms for others (otorgue, otorguen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no otorgues
The negative imperative of otorgar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no otorgues, no otorgue, no otorguemos, no otorguéis, no otorguen.