refugiar Imperfect Conjugation
refugiar — to shelter
The imperfect of refugiar is regular: refugiaba, refugiabas, refugiaba, refugiábamos, refugiabais, refugiaban.
refugiar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense of refugiar to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene. For example, 'Cuando era niño, me refugiaba en la biblioteca' (When I was a child, I used to take refuge in the library).
Notes on refugiar in the Imperfect
Refugiar is regular in the imperfect indicative tense.
Example Sentences
Yo me refugiaba en la lectura cuando era joven.
I used to take refuge in reading when I was young.
yo
¿Tú te refugiabas en casa de tus abuelos?
Did you used to take shelter at your grandparents' house?
tú
El ejército se refugiaba en las trincheras.
The army was sheltering in the trenches.
él/ella/usted
Ellos se refugiaban de la lluvia bajo el árbol.
They were sheltering from the rain under the tree.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'refugió' for a continuous or habitual past action.
Correct: For ongoing or repeated past actions, use the imperfect 'refugiaba' or 'refugiaban', not the preterite.
Why: The imperfect describes the background or duration of past events, while the preterite describes completed events.
Mistake: Forgetting the reflexive pronoun with 'refugiarse'.
Correct: Ensure you include 'me', 'te', 'se', 'nos', 'os', 'se' when using the reflexive meaning: 'nos refugiábamos'.
Why: The imperfect forms of reflexive verbs require the corresponding reflexive pronoun.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: refugio
The present tense of refugiar is regular: refugio, refugias, refugia, refugiamos, refugiáis, refugian.
Preterite
yo: refugié
The preterite of refugiar is regular: refugié, refugiaste, refugió, refugiamos, refugiasteis, refugiaron.
Future
yo: refugiaré
The future tense of refugiar is regular: refugiaré, refugiarás, refugiará, refugiaremos, refugiaréis, refugiarán.
Conditional
yo: refugiaría
The conditional of refugiar is regular: refugiaría, refugiarías, refugiaría, refugiaríamos, refugiaríais, refugiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: refugie
The present subjunctive of refugiar is regular: refugie (yo, él/ella/usted), refugies (tú), refugiemos (nosotros), refugiéis (vosotros), refugien (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: refugiara
The imperfect subjunctive of refugiar has two forms for each pronoun: refugiara/refugiase (yo, él/ella/usted), refugiaras/refugiases (tú), etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: refugia
The imperative of refugiar is mostly regular: refugia (tú), refugie (usted), refugiemos (nosotros), refugiad (vosotros), refugien (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no refugies
Negative commands for refugiar use the present subjunctive: no refugies (tú), no refugie (usted), no refugiemos (nosotros), no refugiéis (vosotros), no refugien (ustedes).