replicar Imperfect Conjugation
replicar — to answer back
The imperfect of replicar is regular: replicaba, replicabas, replicaba, replicábamos, replicabais, replicaban.
replicar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a habit of talking back in the past or a continuous process of replication that was happening.
Notes on replicar in the Imperfect
Replicar is fully regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo siempre replicaba a mis profesores.
As a child, I used to always talk back to my teachers.
yo
Ellos replicaban el virus en el laboratorio para estudiarlo.
They were replicating the virus in the lab to study it.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mientras tú hablabas, nosotros replicábamos tus argumentos.
While you were speaking, we were countering your arguments.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on replicábamos.
Correct: replicábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always has an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: replico
Replicar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: replico, replicas, replica, replicamos, replicáis, replican.
Preterite
yo: repliqué
Replicar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form: repliqué, replicaste, replicó, replicamos, replicasteis, replicaron.
Future
yo: replicaré
The future of replicar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (replicaré, replicarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: replicaría
The conditional of replicar is regular: replicaría, replicarías, replicaría, replicaríamos, replicaríais, replicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: replique
The present subjunctive of replicar requires a spelling change to keep the 'k' sound: replique, repliques, replique, repliquemos, repliquéis, repliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: replicara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: replicara, replicaras, replicara, replicáramos, replicarais, replicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: replica
The affirmative imperative gives direct orders: replica (tú), replique (usted), repliquemos (nosotros), replicad (vosotros), repliquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no repliques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no repliques, no replique, no repliquemos, no repliquéis, no repliquen.