valer Imperfect Conjugation
valer — to be worth
The imperfect of valer is fully regular: valía, valías, valía, valíamos, valíais, valían.
valer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe what something used to be worth or to set the scene regarding value in the past.
Notes on valer in the Imperfect
Valer is completely regular in the imperfect. It uses the standard -ía endings for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
Antes, el pan valía muy poco.
Before, bread used to be worth very little.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros valíamos mucho para la empresa.
We were worth a lot to the company.
nosotros
Esas joyas valían una fortuna.
Those jewels were worth a fortune.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: valía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' for every person.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: valgo
The present of valer is irregular only in the 'yo' form (valgo); the rest are regular: vales, vale, valemos, valéis, valen.
Preterite
yo: valí
The preterite of valer is regular: valí, valiste, valió, valimos, valisteis, valieron.
Future
yo: valdré
The future of valer uses the irregular stem 'valdr-': valdré, valdrás, valdrá, valdremos, valdréis, valdrán.
Conditional
yo: valdría
The conditional of valer uses the irregular stem 'valdr-': valdría, valdrías, valdría, valdríamos, valdríais, valdrían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: valga
The present subjunctive of valer uses the 'g' stem: valga, valgas, valga, valgamos, valgáis, valgan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: valiera
The imperfect subjunctive of valer is formed from the preterite stem: valiera, valieras, valiera, valiéramos, valierais, valieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vale
The imperative of valer is used to give commands: vale (tú), valga (usted), valed (vosotros), valgan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no valgas
The negative imperative of valer always uses the 'valg-' stem: no valgas, no valga, no valgamos, no valgáis, no valgan.