Formar imperfect conjugation
Formar in the imperfect: formaba, formabas, formaba, formábamos, formabais, formaban.
- to form; to train; to make up
- regular
- Participle: formado
- Gerund: formando
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | formaba |
|---|---|
| tú | formabas |
| él/ella/usted | formaba |
| nosotros | formábamos |
| vosotros | formabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | formaban |
How to use formar in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: formaba, formabas, formábamos, formaban. It describes past roles and ongoing situations: formaba parte del coro, las casas formaban un círculo. It is also common for describing what something used to consist of before a reorganization. Use the preterite for the moment a group was formed and the imperfect for what it was like.
Examples
De niña formaba parte del coro de la iglesia.
As a girl I was in the church choir.
Las casas formaban un círculo alrededor de la plaza.
The houses formed a circle around the square.
Antes ese departamento formaba parte de Finanzas.
That department used to be part of Finance.
Quick check: formar in the imperfect
More formar tenses
- All formar tenses
- Formar present
- Formar preterite
- Formar future
- Formar conditional
- Formar present subjunctive
- Formar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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