Considerar imperfect conjugation
Considerar in the imperfect: consideraba, considerabas, consideraba, considerábamos, considerabais, consideraban.
- to consider; to regard (as)
- regular
- Participle: considerado
- Gerund: considerando
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | consideraba |
|---|---|
| tú | considerabas |
| él/ella/usted | consideraba |
| nosotros | considerábamos |
| vosotros | considerabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | consideraban |
How to use considerar in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: consideraba, considerabas, considerábamos, consideraban. It describes opinions held over time in the past (lo consideraban un genio) and things being considered when something else happened: considerábamos mudarnos cuando surgió la oferta. It is useful for contrasting past and present views, as in antes se consideraba un lujo. The nosotros form considerábamos carries a written accent, and the tense is common in reports that describe how a situation used to be evaluated.
Examples
Antes se consideraba un lujo tener celular.
Having a cell phone used to be considered a luxury.
Considerábamos mudarnos cuando me ofrecieron el ascenso.
We were thinking about moving when they offered me the promotion.
Mis compañeros me consideraban el más serio del grupo.
My classmates thought of me as the most serious one in the group.
Quick check: considerar in the imperfect
More considerar tenses
- All considerar tenses
- Considerar present
- Considerar preterite
- Considerar future
- Considerar conditional
- Considerar present subjunctive
- Considerar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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