rechazar Imperfect Conjugation
rechazar — to reject
The imperfect of rechazar is regular: rechazaba, rechazabas, rechazaba, rechazábamos, rechazabais, rechazaban.
rechazar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a state of rejection in the past, a habitual rejection, or to provide background information (e.g., 'He was rejecting all my calls').
Notes on rechazar in the Imperfect
Rechazar is fully regular in the imperfect. Note the accent only on the 'nosotros' form.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo rechazaba todas las verduras.
As a child, I used to reject all vegetables.
yo
Ellos rechazaban todas nuestras ideas.
They were rejecting all of our ideas.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'rechazaba' (yo/él) with 'rechazabas' (tú).
Correct: Check the ending: -a for I/he/she, -as for you.
Why: The first and third person singular are identical in the imperfect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rechazo
The present tense of rechazar is regular: rechazo, rechazas, rechaza, rechazamos, rechazáis, rechazan.
Preterite
yo: rechacé
The preterite of rechazar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form (rechacé); all other forms are regular.
Future
yo: rechazaré
The future tense of rechazar is regular: rechazaré, rechazarás, rechazará, rechazaremos, rechazaréis, rechazarán.
Conditional
yo: rechazaría
The conditional of rechazar is regular: rechazaría, rechazarías, rechazaría, rechazaríamos, rechazaríais, rechazarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rechace
The present subjunctive of rechazar features a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: rechace, rechaces, rechace, rechacemos, rechacéis, rechacen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rechazara
The imperfect subjunctive of rechazar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: rechazara, rechazaras, rechazara, rechazáramos, rechazarais, rechazaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rechaza
The imperative for rechazar uses the 'z' to 'c' spelling change in formal and plural commands (rechace, rechacen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no rechaces
The negative imperative of rechazar always uses the present subjunctive forms: no rechaces, no rechace, no rechacemos, no rechacéis, no rechacen.