clasificabais

Clasificabais is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb clasificar, meaning “you all were classifying” or “you all used to classify.” Clasificar is a regular -ar verb, so its imperfect vosotros form follows the standard pattern.

Morphology and tense. In the imperfect indicative, -ar verbs take the endings -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. Therefore, the form clasificabais is built from the stem clasific- plus the ending -abais for vosotros. This tense describes past actions without a defined endpoint or habitual actions in the past. In regions that do not use the vosotros form, the corresponding imperfect for ustedes is clasificaban.

Usage and nuance. Clasificabais is used to describe ongoing or repeated past actions carried out by a group addressed as “you all.” It often provides background information in narrative, framing what the group used to do. It can appear in descriptions, reports, or recounting historical activities where the subject is the plural informal “you all.”

Examples.

- Antes, vosotros clasificabais los expedientes por fecha y tipo.

- Durante el proyecto, clasificabais las muestras en varias categorías según su tamaño.

Related forms. Clasificar is the root, and its imperfect forms vary by second-person subject: tú clasificabas, él/ella clasificaba, nosotros clasificábamos, vosotros classificabais, ellos clasificaban. The corresponding imperfect for ustedes is clasificaban.

See also. Clasificar, imperfect tense in Spanish, vosotros form, Spanish verb conjugation.