transportar Imperfect Conjugation
transportar — to transport
The imperfect of transportar (transportaba, transportabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions of transporting.
transportar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe past routines, ongoing actions, or background settings where transporting was happening. It sets the scene or describes what used to happen.
Notes on transportar in the Imperfect
Transportar is regular in the imperfect tense. The stem is 'transport-' and the standard imperfect endings (-aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban) are used.
Example Sentences
Cuando era niño, transportaba mis juguetes en una caja.
When I was a child, I used to transport my toys in a box.
yo
¿Tú transportabas a tu hermano a la escuela cada mañana?
Did you used to transport your brother to school every morning?
tú
El tren transportaba pasajeros entre las ciudades.
The train transported passengers between the cities (habitually/ongoing).
él/ella/usted
Nosotros transportábamos el correo a pie.
We transported the mail on foot (as a routine).
nosotros
Ellos transportaban frutas del campo al mercado.
They transported fruits from the countryside to the market (habitually).
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'transportó' instead of the imperfect 'transportaba' for a past habit.
Correct: Use 'transportaba' to describe what someone *used to do* regularly in the past.
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual actions, while the preterite describes completed, single events.
Mistake: Confusing the 'nosotros' form 'transportábamos' with other tenses.
Correct: Ensure the '-ábamos' ending is used for the imperfect 'nosotros' form.
Why: This ending is specific to the imperfect tense for the 'nosotros' pronoun.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: transporto
The present tense of transportar (transporto, transportas, etc.) means 'I transport', 'you transport', etc.
Preterite
yo: transporté
The preterite of transportar (transporté, transportaste, etc.) describes completed past actions of transporting.
Future
yo: transportaré
The future tense of transportar (transportaré, transportarás, etc.) means 'I will transport', 'you will transport', etc.
Conditional
yo: transportaría
The conditional of transportar (transportaría, transportarías, etc.) means 'I would transport', 'you would transport', etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: transporte
The present subjunctive of transportar (transporte, transportes, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: transportara
The imperfect subjunctive of transportar (transportara, transportaras, etc.) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: transporta
Transporta, transporte, transportemos, transportad, transporten are commands for 'transportar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no transportes
No transportes, no transporte, no transportemos, no transportéis, no transporten are negative commands for 'transportar'.