pecar Imperfect Conjugation
pecar — to sin
The imperfect of pecar is regular: pecaba, pecabas, pecaba, pecábamos, pecabais, pecaban.
pecar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual sins or mistakes in the past, or to set the scene (e.g., 'I used to err...').
Notes on pecar in the Imperfect
Pecar is fully regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo pecaba mucho.
As a child, I used to sin a lot.
yo
Siempre pecábamos de modestos.
We always erred on the side of being modest.
nosotros
Ustedes pecaban de soberbia.
You all used to err on the side of arrogance.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'pecía' instead of 'pecaba'.
Correct: pecaba
Why: Pecar is an -ar verb, so it uses -aba endings, not -ía.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: peco
The present tense of pecar is fully regular: peco, pecas, peca, pecamos, pecáis, pecan.
Preterite
yo: pequé
The preterite of pecar is regular except for the 'yo' form (pequé), which uses 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Future
yo: pecaré
The future tense of pecar is regular: pecaré, pecarás, pecará, pecaremos, pecaréis, pecarán.
Conditional
yo: pecaría
The conditional of pecar is regular: pecaría, pecarías, pecaría, pecaríamos, pecaríais, pecarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: peque
The present subjunctive of pecar features a c-to-qu spelling change: peque, peques, peque, pequemos, pequéis, pequen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pecara
The imperfect subjunctive of pecar is regular, built from the third-person plural preterite: pecara, pecaras, pecara, pecáramos, pecarais, pecaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: peca
The imperative of pecar uses 'peca' (tú) and 'peque' (usted), with the spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no peques
The negative imperative of pecar uses the present subjunctive forms: no peques, no peque, no pequemos, no pequéis, no pequen.