situar imperfect tense conjugation
Situar (to place/locate) in the imperfect tense: situaba, situabas, situaba, situábamos, situabais, situaban.
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).
Situar 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
Situar in a sentence
- Sitúo la mesa cerca de la ventana.I place the table near the window.
- El pueblo se sitúa en las montañas.The town is located in the mountains.
Written accent on ú in stressed forms (sitúo, sitúa) to break the diphthong.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of situar?
Situar in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo situaba, tú situabas, él/ella/usted situaba, nosotros situábamos, vosotros situabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes situaban.
Is situar irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense situar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so situaba 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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