resonar Imperfect Conjugation
resonar — to resound
The imperfect of resonar is regular: resonaba, resonabas, resonaba, resonábamos, resonabais, resonaban.
resonar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing background sounds or to describe how something used to echo habitually in the past.
Notes on resonar in the Imperfect
Resonar is fully regular in the imperfect. There is no o-ue stem change here.
Example Sentences
La música resonaba en toda la casa cada tarde.
The music used to resound throughout the house every afternoon.
él/ella/usted
Sus risas resonaban por los pasillos.
Their laughter was echoing through the hallways.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mientras yo hablaba, mi voz resonaba extrañamente.
While I was speaking, my voice echoed strangely.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'resonábamos'.
Correct: resonábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'á' in the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: resueno
In the present tense, resonar follows an o-ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: resoné
The preterite of resonar is completely regular, following the standard -ar pattern.
Future
yo: resonaré
The future tense is fully regular: resonaré, resonarás, resonará, resonaremos, resonaréis, resonarán.
Conditional
yo: resonaría
The conditional is regular: resonaría, resonarías, resonaría, resonaríamos, resonaríais, resonarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: resuene
The present subjunctive follows the o-ue stem change: resuene, resuenes, resuene, resonemos, resonéis, resuenen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: resonara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular and built from the preterite base: resonara, resonaras, resonara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: resuena
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: resuena (tú), resuene (usted), resuenen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no resuenes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no resuenes, no resuene, no resonemos, no resuenen.