reportar Imperfect Conjugation
reportar — to report
The imperfect of 'reportar' is regular: reportaba, reportabas, reportaba, reportábamos, reportabais, reportaban.
reportar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect of 'reportar' to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or to set the scene. For example, 'He used to report the news every day' or 'The reporter was reporting live when the event happened'.
Notes on reportar in the Imperfect
Reportar is regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
Yo reportaba los eventos locales para el periódico.
I used to report the local events for the newspaper.
yo
¿Tú siempre reportabas los problemas que encontrabas?
Did you always report the problems you found?
tú
El corresponsal reportaba desde la zona de conflicto.
The correspondent was reporting from the conflict zone.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros reportábamos las ventas mensualmente.
We used to report the sales monthly.
nosotros
Ellos reportaban la información que recibían.
They were reporting the information they received.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed past action.
Correct: Use the preterite for completed actions: 'Ayer reportó el incidente' not 'Ayer reportaba el incidente'.
Why: The imperfect describes background or ongoing actions, not distinct, finished events.
Mistake: Confusing the imperfect with the present tense.
Correct: Remember the '-aba', '-abas', '-aba', '-ábamos', '-abais', '-aban' endings signify past actions.
Why: Learners might use these endings incorrectly for present actions, but they are exclusively for the imperfect past tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reporto
The present tense of 'reportar' is regular: reporto, reportas, reporta, reportamos, reportáis, reportan.
Preterite
yo: reporté
The preterite of 'reportar' is regular: reporté, reportaste, reportó, reportamos, reportasteis, reportaron.
Future
yo: reportaré
The future tense of 'reportar' is regular: reportaré, reportarás, reportará, reportaremos, reportaréis, reportarán.
Conditional
yo: reportaría
The conditional of 'reportar' is regular: reportaría, reportarías, reportaría, reportaríamos, reportaríais, reportarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reporte
The present subjunctive of 'reportar' (reporte, reportes, reportemos, reporten) is used after expressions of doubt, wishes, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reportara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'reportar' (e.g., reportara, reportaras, reportáramos) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, and polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reporta
Imperative commands for 'reportar': reporta (tú), reporte (usted), reportemos (nosotros), reporten (ustedes), reportad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no reportes
Negative commands for 'reportar' use the present subjunctive: no reportes (tú), no reporte (usted), no reportemos (nosotros), no reporten (ustedes), no reportéis (vosotros).