remover Imperfect Conjugation
remover — to stir
The imperfect of remover is regular: removía, removías, removía, removíamos, removíais, removían.
remover Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing past actions (e.g., 'I was stirring') or habits (e.g., 'I used to stir').
Notes on remover in the Imperfect
Remover is regular in the imperfect. All -er verbs in this tense use the endings: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Example Sentences
Yo removía la sopa mientras ella cortaba el pan.
I was stirring the soup while she was cutting the bread.
yo
Mi abuela siempre removía el guiso con paciencia.
My grandmother always used to stir the stew with patience.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: removíamos
Why: All imperfect forms for -er verbs require an accent on the letter 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: remuevo
Remover follows an O-to-UE stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: removí
Remover is completely regular in the preterite: removí, removiste, removió, removimos, removisteis, removieron.
Future
yo: removeré
The future of remover is regular: removeré, removerás, removerá, removeremos, removeréis, removerán.
Conditional
yo: removería
The conditional of remover is regular: removería, removerías, removería, removeríamos, removeríais, removerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: remueva
The present subjunctive keeps the O-to-UE stem change: remueva, remuevas, remueva, remuevan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: removiera
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the 'ellos' preterite: removiera, removieras, removiera, removiéramos, removierais, removieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: remueve
The imperative uses 'remueve' for informal commands and 'remueva' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no remuevas
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no remuevas, no remueva, no remuevan.