reconsiderar Imperfect Conjugation
reconsiderar — to reconsider
The imperfect of reconsiderar is: reconsideraba, reconsiderabas, reconsideraba, reconsiderábamos, reconsiderabais, reconsideraban.
reconsiderar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe past habits, ongoing actions, or background settings where reconsidering was happening. For example, 'When I was young, I used to reconsider everything' or 'While they were arguing, he was reconsidering his position'.
Notes on reconsiderar in the Imperfect
Reconsiderar is regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
Yo reconsideraba mis decisiones a menudo.
I used to reconsider my decisions often.
yo
¿Tú reconsiderabas tus palabras antes de decirlas?
Did you reconsider your words before saying them?
tú
Ella reconsideraba la propuesta cada noche.
She would reconsider the proposal every night.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros reconsiderábamos el plan mientras hablábamos.
We were reconsidering the plan while we were talking.
nosotros
Ellos reconsideraban su futuro en ese momento.
They were reconsidering their future at that moment.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'reconsideró' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Correct: For background or repeated actions in the past, use the imperfect: 'Ella reconsideraba', not 'Ella reconsideró'.
Why: The preterite describes completed actions, while the imperfect describes the ongoing context.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: Both 'reconsideraba' (yo) and 'reconsideraba' (él/ella/usted) are identical.
Why: Context is key to differentiating these two subjects in the imperfect tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reconsidero
The present indicative of reconsiderar is: reconsidero, reconsideras, reconsidera, reconsideramos, reconsideráis, reconsideran.
Preterite
yo: reconsideré
The preterite of reconsiderar is regular: reconsideré, reconsideraste, reconsideró, reconsideramos, reconsiderasteis, reconsideraron.
Future
yo: reconsideraré
The future of reconsiderar is regular: reconsideraré, reconsiderarás, reconsiderará, reconsideraremos, reconsideraréis, reconsiderarán.
Conditional
yo: reconsideraría
The conditional of reconsiderar is: reconsideraría, reconsiderarías, reconsideraría, reconsideraríamos, reconsideraríais, reconsiderarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reconsidere
The present subjunctive of reconsiderar is: reconsideres, reconsidere, reconsideremos, reconsideren, reconsideréis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reconsiderara
The imperfect subjunctive of reconsiderar has two forms for each person: reconsiderara/reconsiderase and reconsideraras/reconsiderases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reconsidera
The imperative of reconsiderar is mostly regular, with tú: reconsidera, usted: reconsidere, nosotros: reconsideremos, ustedes: reconsideren, vosotros: reconsiderad.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reconsideres
The negative imperative of reconsiderar uses the present subjunctive: no reconsideres, no reconsidere, no reconsideremos, no reconsideren, no reconsideréis.