violar Imperfect Conjugation
violar — to break
The imperfect of violar is regular: violaba, violabas, violaba, violábamos, violabais, violaban.
violar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe habitual violations in the past or to provide background information about a rule that was being broken over a period of time.
Notes on violar in the Imperfect
Violar is regular in the imperfect. Note that the 'nosotros' form requires a written accent on the second 'a'.
Example Sentences
Antes, la empresa violaba las leyes ambientales con frecuencia.
Before, the company used to break environmental laws frequently.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros violábamos las reglas del internado a menudo.
We used to break the boarding school rules often.
nosotros
Tú siempre violabas el silencio de la biblioteca.
You were always breaking the silence of the library.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: violabamos
Correct: violábamos
Why: The nosotros form of -ar verbs in the imperfect always requires an accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: violo
The present tense of violar is regular: violo, violas, viola, violamos, violáis, violan.
Preterite
yo: violé
The preterite of violar is regular: violé, violaste, violó, violamos, violasteis, violaron.
Future
yo: violaré
The future of violar is regular: violaré, violarás, violará, violaremos, violaréis, violarán.
Conditional
yo: violaría
The conditional of violar is regular: violaría, violarías, violaría, violaríamos, violaríais, violarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: viole
The present subjunctive of violar uses -e endings: viole, violes, viole, violemos, violéis, violen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: violara
The imperfect subjunctive of violar is formed from the 'violaron' stem: violara, violaras, violara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: viola
The affirmative imperative of violar uses: viola (tú), viole (usted), violad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no violes
The negative imperative of violar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no violes, no viole, no violéis.