ultimar Imperfect Conjugation
ultimar — to finalize
The imperfect of ultimar follows the standard -aba pattern: ultimaba, ultimabas, ultimaba, ultimábamos, ultimabais, ultimaban.
ultimar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe the ongoing process of finalizing something in the past, or to set the scene before something else happened.
Notes on ultimar in the Imperfect
Ultimar is regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form: ultimábamos.
Example Sentences
Mientras yo ultimaba el correo, se fue la luz.
While I was finalizing the email, the power went out.
yo
Ustedes ultimaban los detalles cuando llegué.
You all were finalizing the details when I arrived.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Tú ultimabas el diseño cada tarde.
You used to finalize the design every afternoon.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ultimamos
Correct: ultimábamos
Why: Learners often forget the accent on the 'nosotros' form of the imperfect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ultimo
The present of ultimar is regular: ultimo, ultimas, ultima, ultimamos, ultimáis, ultiman.
Preterite
yo: ultimé
The preterite of ultimar is regular: ultimé, ultimaste, ultimó, ultimamos, ultimasteis, ultimaron.
Future
yo: ultimaré
The future of ultimar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: ultimaría
The conditional of ultimar adds -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ultime
The present subjunctive of ultimar changes the -a to -e: ultime, ultimes, ultime, ultimemos, ultiméis, ultimen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ultimara
The imperfect subjunctive of ultimar uses the -ara endings: ultimara, ultimaras, ultimara, ultimáramos, ultimarais, ultimaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ultima
The imperative of ultimar uses the forms: ultima, ultime, ultimemos, ultimad, ultimen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ultimes
The negative imperative of ultimar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.