plantar Imperfect Conjugation
plantar — to plant
The imperfect of plantar is regular: plantaba, plantabas, plantaba, plantábamos, plantabais, plantaban.
plantar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a recurring habit of planting in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'I was planting when it started to rain').
Notes on plantar in the Imperfect
Plantar follows the standard -aba pattern for -ar verbs in the imperfect; it is completely regular.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo plantaba flores con mi madre.
As a child, I used to plant flowers with my mother.
yo
Mientras nosotros plantábamos el pino, empezó a nevar.
While we were planting the pine tree, it started to snow.
nosotros
Ustedes plantaban maíz todos los veranos.
You all used to plant corn every summer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'plantabamos'.
Correct: It must be 'plantábamos' with an accent on the second 'a'.
Why: All -ar imperfect 'nosotros' forms require an accent to maintain the correct stress pattern.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: planto
The present of plantar is regular: planto, plantas, planta, plantamos, plantáis, plantan.
Preterite
yo: planté
The preterite of plantar is regular: planté, plantaste, plantó, plantamos, plantasteis, plantaron.
Future
yo: plantaré
The future of plantar is regular: plantaré, plantarás, plantará, plantaremos, plantaréis, plantarán.
Conditional
yo: plantaría
The conditional of plantar is regular: plantaría, plantarías, plantaría, plantaríamos, plantaríais, plantarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: plante
The present subjunctive of plantar is regular: plante, plantes, plante, plantemos, plantéis, planten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: plantara
The imperfect subjunctive of plantar is regular: plantara, plantaras, plantara, plantáramos, plantarais, plantaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: planta
The affirmative imperative of plantar uses: planta (tú), plantad (vosotros), and subjunctive forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no plantes
The negative imperative of plantar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no plantes, no plante, no plantemos, no plantéis, no planten.