Usar imperfect conjugation
Usar in the imperfect: usaba, usabas, usaba, usábamos, usabais, usaban.
- to use; to wear
- regular
- Participle: usado
- Gerund: usando
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | usaba |
|---|---|
| tú | usabas |
| él/ella/usted | usaba |
| nosotros | usábamos |
| vosotros | usabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | usaban |
How to use usar in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: usaba, usabas, usaba, usábamos, usaban. This is the Spanish equivalent of English used to use: Antes usaba Excel para todo. It also describes old fashions and habits, like what everyone used to wear. Since English used to is not usar, the imperfect of usar itself means used to use.
Examples
Antes usaba Excel para todo; ahora tengo un programa contable.
I used to use Excel for everything; now I have accounting software.
De joven usaba el pelo largo.
When I was young I wore my hair long.
En los noventa todos usábamos buscapersonas.
In the nineties we all used pagers.
Quick check: usar in the imperfect
More usar tenses
- All usar tenses
- Usar present
- Usar preterite
- Usar future
- Usar conditional
- Usar present subjunctive
- Usar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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