temblar Imperfect Conjugation
temblar — to shiver
The imperfect of temblar is regular: temblaba, temblabas, temblaba, temblábamos, temblabais, temblaban.
temblar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing shivering in the past, or to set the scene (e.g., 'the ground was shaking when...').
Notes on temblar in the Imperfect
Temblar is a regular -ar verb in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Example Sentences
De niño, temblaba cada vez que había una tormenta.
As a child, I used to tremble every time there was a storm.
yo
Las hojas temblaban con la brisa suave.
The leaves were shaking with the gentle breeze.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Temblábamos de miedo en la casa abandonada.
We were trembling with fear in the abandoned house.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'temblábamos'.
Correct: temblábamos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the -ar imperfect require an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tiemblo
Temblar has an e to ie stem change in the 'boot' forms: tiemblo, tiemblas, tiembla, temblamos, tembláis, tiemblan.
Preterite
yo: temblé
Temblar is completely regular in the preterite: temblé, temblaste, tembló, temblamos, temblasteis, temblaron.
Future
yo: temblaré
The future tense of temblar is regular: temblaré, temblarás, temblará, temblaremos, temblaréis, temblarán.
Conditional
yo: temblaría
The conditional is regular: temblaría, temblarías, temblaría, temblaríamos, temblaríais, temblarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tiemble
Temblar undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: tiemble, tiembles, tiemble, temblemos, tembléis, tiemblen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: temblara
The imperfect subjunctive of temblar is built from the third-person plural preterite: temblara, temblaras, temblara, tembláramos, temblarais, temblaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tiembla
The affirmative imperative uses the stem change for 'tú' and 'usted(es)': tiembla, temblad, tiemble, tiemblen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tiembles
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no tiembles, no tiemble, no temblemos, no tembléis, no tiemblen.