reconciliar Imperfect Conjugation
reconciliar — to reconcile
Reconciliaba, reconciliabas, reconciliaba, reconciliábamos, reconciliabais, reconciliaban. Used for ongoing or habitual past actions.
reconciliar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect of reconciliar to describe habitual actions in the past (people used to reconcile often) or ongoing states (they were in the process of reconciling). It sets the background scene.
Notes on reconciliar in the Imperfect
Reconciliar is regular in the imperfect indicative. All forms follow the standard -ar verb pattern.
Example Sentences
Cuando éramos niños, nos reconciliábamos muy rápido.
When we were kids, we used to reconcile very quickly.
nosotros
Ella se reconciliaba con su novio cada vez que discutían.
She would reconcile with her boyfriend every time they argued.
él/ella/usted
¿Tú te reconciliabas con tus padres fácilmente?
Did you used to reconcile easily with your parents?
tú
Los hermanos se reconciliaban después de cada juego.
The brothers would reconcile after every game.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'reconciliamos' for a habitual past action.
Correct: For habitual or ongoing past actions, use the imperfect: 'Nos reconciliábamos'.
Why: The imperfect describes continuity or repetition in the past, while the preterite describes a single, completed event.
Mistake: Incorrect accent on 'yo' form: 'reconciliaba' without the accent.
Correct: The 'yo' form is 'reconciliaba'.
Why: Unlike the preterite, the imperfect 'yo' form does not require an accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reconcilio
Reconcilio, reconcilias, reconcilia, reconciliamos, reconciliáis, reconcilian. Used for current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: reconcilié
Reconcilié, reconciliaste, reconcilió, reconciliamos, reconciliasteis, reconciliaron. Used for completed past actions.
Future
yo: reconciliaré
Reconciliaré, reconciliarás, reconciliará, reconciliaremos, reconciliaréis, reconciliarán. Used for future actions or probability.
Conditional
yo: reconciliaría
Reconciliaría, reconciliarías, reconciliaría, reconciliaríamos, reconciliaríais, reconciliarían. Used for hypotheticals and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reconcilie
Reconcilie (yo/él/ella/usted), reconcilies (tú), reconciliemos (nosotros), reconcilien (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reconciliara
Reconciliara/reconciliase, reconciliaras/reconciliases, etc. Used for past hypotheticals or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reconcilia
Reconcilia (tú), reconcilie (usted), reconciliemos (nosotros), reconcilien (ustedes), reconciliad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no reconcilies
No reconcilies (tú), no reconcilie (usted), no reconciliemos (nosotros), no reconcilien (ustedes), no reconciliéis (vosotros).