aplaudía

Aplaudía is the imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb aplaudir, meaning to clap or applaud. The form can correspond to different subjects in the past: yo aplaudía, tú aplaudías, él/ella/usted aplaudía, nosotros aplaudíamos, vosotros aplaudíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes aplaudían. The imperfect tense expresses ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past rather than a single completed event.

Conjugation notes: The imperfect endings for -ir verbs are -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían, with stress on the í in all forms: aplaudía, aplaudías, aplaudía, aplaudíamos, aplaudíais, aplaudían. The stem aplaud- is regular, and there are no orthographic changes in the imperfect tense.

Etymology and related terms: Aplaudir comes from the Latin verb applaudere, meaning to clap, by way of Romance language development. The related noun aplauso (applause) shares the same root.

Usage notes: Aplaudía is used to describe past actions that were ongoing or habitual, or to set a background scene in the past. It contrasts with the aorist preterite aplaudió, which would describe a completed action. In questions or contexts involving different subjects, the form changes accordingly (e.g., ¿Aplaudías tú cuando terminó la canción?).

Examples:

- El público aplaudía al final de la actuación.

- Yo aplaudía cada vez que terminaba una canción.

- ¿Aplaudía usted cuando sonó la ovación?

See also: aplaudir, aplauso, aplausos.