vengar Imperfect Conjugation
vengar — to avenge
The imperfect of vengar is regular: vengaba, vengabas, vengaba, vengábamos, vengabais, vengaban.
vengar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of seeking revenge or an ongoing state of 'avenging' something without a specific end.
Notes on vengar in the Imperfect
Vengar follows the standard -aba pattern for -ar verbs in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
En las películas, el héroe siempre vengaba a su familia.
In movies, the hero always used to avenge his family.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros vengábamos cada pequeña broma.
We used to avenge every little prank.
nosotros
Tú vengabas todo lo que te hacían.
You used to avenge everything they did to you.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: vengia
Correct: vengaba
Why: Don't use -ía endings (reserved for -er/-ir verbs) for the -ar verb vengar.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vengo
Vengar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: vengo, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengáis, vengan.
Preterite
yo: vengué
Vengar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to vengué.
Future
yo: vengaré
The future of vengar is regular: vengaré, vengarás, vengará, vengaremos, vengaréis, vengarán.
Conditional
yo: vengaría
The conditional of vengar is regular: vengaría, vengarías, vengaría, vengaríamos, vengaríais, vengarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vengue
The present subjunctive of vengar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu': vengue, vengues, vengue, venguemos, venguéis, venguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vengara
The imperfect subjunctive of vengar follows the standard -ara pattern: vengara, vengaras, vengara, vengáramos, vengarais, vengaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: venga
The imperative of vengar uses 'venga' for tú and 'venguen' for ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vengues
The negative imperative of vengar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no vengues, no vengue, no venguen.