relajarse Imperfect Conjugation
relajarse — to relax
Relajarse is regular in the imperfect: me relajaba, te relajabas, se relajaba, nos relajábamos, os relajabais, se relajaban.
relajarse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how you used to relax as a habit in the past, or to set the scene of what was happening when something else interrupted your relaxation.
Notes on relajarse in the Imperfect
Relajarse is fully regular in the imperfect. The 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms are identical (relajaba), so use a pronoun if the subject isn't clear.
Example Sentences
De niño, me relajaba jugando en el jardín.
As a child, I used to relax by playing in the garden.
yo
Te relajabas siempre con un té caliente.
You always used to relax with a hot tea.
tú
Nos relajábamos en la playa todos los veranos.
We used to relax at the beach every summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Nos relajabamos sin acento.
Correct: Nos relajábamos.
Why: The 'nosotros' form in the imperfect always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me relajo
Relajarse is regular in the present: me relajo, te relajas, se relaja, nos relajamos, os relajáis, se relajan.
Preterite
yo: me relajé
Relajarse in the preterite is regular: me relajé, te relajaste, se relajó, nos relajamos, os relajasteis, se relajaron.
Future
yo: me relajaré
The future of relajarse is regular: me relajaré, te relajarás, se relajará, nos relajaremos, os relajaréis, se relajarán.
Conditional
yo: me relajaría
Relajarse is regular in the conditional: me relajaría, te relajarías, se relajaría, nos relajaríamos, os relajaríais, se relajarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me relaje
Relajarse is regular in the present subjunctive: me relaje, te relaxes, se relaje, nos relajemos, os relajéis, se relajen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me relajara
Relajarse is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: me relajara, te relajaras, se relajara, nos relajáramos, os relajarais, se relajaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: relájate
The imperative of relajarse uses the forms: relájate, relájese, relajémonos, relajaos, relájense.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te relaxes
The negative imperative of relajarse uses the present subjunctive: no te relaxes, no se relaje, no nos relajemos, no os relajéis, no se relajen.