variar Imperfect Conjugation
variar — to change
The imperfect of variar is regular: variaba, variabas, variaba, variábamos, variabais, variaban.
variar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how things used to fluctuate or change habitually in the past without a specific end date.
Notes on variar in the Imperfect
Variar is completely regular in the imperfect. Note the 'i' and 'a' stay together as a diphthong.
Example Sentences
Antes, el horario variaba constantemente.
Before, the schedule varied constantly.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros variábamos los ingredientes cada vez.
We used to vary the ingredients every time.
nosotros
Las temperaturas variaban entre el día y la noche.
Temperatures used to vary between day and night.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: variábamos
Why: All -ar verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'a' for the nosotros form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: varío
The present of variar features a stressed 'í' in most forms: varío, varías, varía, variamos, variáis, varían.
Preterite
yo: varié
The preterite of variar is regular: varié, variaste, varió, variamos, variasteis, variaron.
Future
yo: variaré
The future of variar is regular: variaré, variarás, variará, variaremos, variaréis, variarán.
Conditional
yo: variaría
The conditional of variar is regular: variaría, variarías, variaría, variaríamos, variaríais, variarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: varíe
The present subjunctive of variar carries a stressed 'í': varíe, varíes, varíe, variemos, variéis, varíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: variara
The imperfect subjunctive of variar is regular: variara, variaras, variara, variáramos, variarais, variaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: varía
The imperative of variar uses the stressed 'í' for commands: varía, varíe, variemos, variad, varíen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no varíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no varíes, no varíe, no variemos, no variéis, no varíen.