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SPANISH VERB

imaginar

to imagine

  • #109 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: imaginando
  • Past participle: imaginado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I imagine
  2. tú you imagine
  3. usted, él, ella he/she imagines
  4. nosotros we imagine
  5. vosotros Spain you all imagine
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they imagine

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I imagined
  2. tú you imagined
  3. usted, él, ella he/she imagined
  4. nosotros we imagined
  5. vosotros Spain you all imagined
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they imagined

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to imagine
  2. tú you used to imagine
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to imagine
  4. nosotros we used to imagine
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to imagine
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to imagine

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will imagine
  2. tú you will imagine
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will imagine
  4. nosotros we will imagine
  5. vosotros Spain you all will imagine
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will imagine

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would imagine
  2. tú you would imagine
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would imagine
  4. nosotros we would imagine
  5. vosotros Spain you all would imagine
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would imagine

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I imagine
  2. tú (that) you imagine
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she imagine
  4. nosotros (that) we imagine
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all imagine
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they imagine

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I imagined
  2. tú (if) you imagined
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she imagined
  4. nosotros (if) we imagined
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all imagined
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they imagined

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú imagine!
  2. usted imagine! (formal)
  3. nosotros imagine! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain imagine! (all of you)
  5. ustedes imagine! (all of you)

How to use imaginar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Imagino que el vuelo saldrá con retraso.

    I imagine the flight will leave late.

  2. Past

    Nunca imaginé que la ciudad fuera tan bonita.

    I never imagined the city would be so beautiful.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeño imaginaba que era piloto de avión.

    As a kid I imagined I was an airplane pilot.

  4. Future

    Ya imaginarás lo contenta que se puso mi mamá.

    You can imagine how happy my mom was.

  5. Conditional

    ¿Quién imaginaría que terminarían casados?

    Who would imagine they'd end up married?

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que te imagines cosas raras.

    I don't want you imagining strange things.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si te imaginaras el precio, no lo pedirías.

    If you could imagine the price, you wouldn't order it.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Imagínate, el restaurante estaba cerrado por vacaciones!

    Just imagine, the restaurant was closed for vacation!

Good to know

  • "Imagínate" or "imagínese" is what you say before a surprising story: just imagine.

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