restablecer Imperfect Conjugation
restablecer — to restore
The imperfect of restablecer is regular: restablecía, restablecías, restablecía, restablecíamos, restablecíais, restablecían.
restablecer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe the ongoing process of restoration in the past or to describe a habitual action of resetting something.
Notes on restablecer in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular for all -er verbs, including those with present-tense irregularities like restablecer.
Example Sentences
Antiguamente, el rey restablecía las leyes cada década.
In the past, the king used to restore the laws every decade.
él/ella/usted
Mientras la enfermera restablecía al paciente, el doctor esperaba.
While the nurse was restoring the patient (to health), the doctor waited.
él/ella/usted
Restablecíamos los valores de fábrica con frecuencia.
We used to restore factory settings frequently.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: restablecía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect must have an accent on the 'i' across all persons.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: restablezco
Restablecer follows the -zco pattern in the first person: restablezco, restableces, restablece, restablecemos, restablecéis, restablecen.
Preterite
yo: restablecí
Restablecer is regular in the preterite: restablecí, restableciste, restableció, restablecimos, restablecisteis, restablecieron.
Future
yo: restableceré
The future of restablecer is regular: restableceré, restablecerás, restablecerá, restableceremos, restableceréis, restablecerán.
Conditional
yo: restablecería
The conditional of restablecer is regular: restablecería, restablecerías, restablecería, restableceríamos, restableceríais, restablecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: restablezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all forms: restablezca, restablezcas, restablezca, restablezcamos, restablezcáis, restablezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: restableciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite: restableciera, restablecieras, restableciera, restableciéramos, restablecierais, restablecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: restablece
The imperative uses 'restablece' for tú and 'restablezca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no restablezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no restablezcas, no restablezca, no restablezcamos, no restablezcáis, no restablezcan.