significar Imperfect Conjugation
significar — to mean
The imperfect of significar is regular: significaba, significabas, significaba...
significar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe what things used to mean in the past or to provide background context about a word's meaning.
Notes on significar in the Imperfect
Significar is regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
Antes, esa canción significaba mucho para nosotros.
Before, that song used to mean a lot to us.
él/ella/usted
No sabía qué significaban esos símbolos.
I didn't know what those symbols meant.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: significía
Correct: significaba
Why: Learners sometimes use -er/-ir endings for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: significo
The present tense of significar is regular: significo, significas, significa, significamos, significáis, significan.
Preterite
yo: signifiqué
The preterite of significar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form: signifiqué.
Future
yo: significaré
The future tense is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: significaré, significarás...
Conditional
yo: significaría
The conditional is regular: significaría, significarías, significaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: signifique
The present subjunctive uses the 'qu' spelling change: signifique, signifiques, signifique...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: significara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: significara, significaras, significara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: significa
The imperative forms for significar are rarely used but follow standard patterns.
Negative Imperative
yo: no signifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.