actuar imperfect tense conjugation
Actuar (to act) in the imperfect tense: actuaba, actuabas, actuaba, actuábamos, actuabais, actuaban.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
Actuar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Actuar in a sentence
- Ella actúa en una película nueva.She acts in a new movie.
- Actuamos con cuidado ayer.We acted carefully yesterday.
Accent on ú in stressed forms (actúo, actúas), like other -uar verbs.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of actuar?
Actuar in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo actuaba, tú actuabas, él/ella/usted actuaba, nosotros actuábamos, vosotros actuabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes actuaban.
Is actuar irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense actuar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so actuaba follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish imperfect tense?
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
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