soltar Imperfect Conjugation
soltar — to let go
The imperfect of soltar is regular: soltaba, soltabas, soltaba, soltábamos, soltabais, soltaban.
soltar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of letting go, or a continuous action of releasing something when something else happened.
Notes on soltar in the Imperfect
Soltar follows the standard -ar verb pattern in the imperfect with no stem changes.
Example Sentences
Yo soltaba la correa poco a poco.
I was letting go of the leash bit by bit.
yo
De niños, soltábamos barquitos de papel en el río.
As kids, we used to release paper boats in the river.
nosotros
Tú siempre soltabas chistes en momentos serios.
You were always cracking (releasing) jokes in serious moments.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'soltábamos'.
Correct: soltábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect for -ar verbs always requires an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suelto
The present tense of soltar features an o > ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: solté
The preterite of soltar is regular: solté, soltaste, soltó, soltamos, soltasteis, soltaron.
Future
yo: soltaré
The future tense of soltar is regular: soltaré, soltarás, soltará, soltaremos, soltaréis, soltarán.
Conditional
yo: soltaría
The conditional of soltar is regular: soltaría, soltarías, soltaría, soltaríamos, soltaríais, soltarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suelte
The present subjunctive of soltar changes o > ue in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: soltara
The imperfect subjunctive of soltar is regular based on the preterite stem: soltara, soltaras, soltara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suelta
The imperative of soltar uses 'suelta' (tú) and 'suelte' (usted), following the o > ue stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sueltes
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no sueltes, no suelte, no soltemos, etc.