cometíamos

Cometíamos is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb cometer, meaning “to commit.” It expresses phrases such as “we used to commit” or “we were committing,” depending on context.

Etymology and form: Cometer comes from Latin committere (to entrust, to undertake). In Spanish, the imperfect tense for -er verbs uses the ending -íamos for the first-person plural; the stem here is comet-, and the word carries an accent on the i to mark the usual stress: cometíamos.

Usage and examples: The imperfect describes habitual or ongoing actions in the past, or background details in narratives. For example: “Cuando éramos jóvenes, cometíamos muchos errores” translates as “When we were young, we used to make many mistakes.” The verb also appears in fixed expressions such as “cometer un error” (to make a mistake) and “cometer un delito” (to commit a crime). The imperfect is often contrasted with the preterite “cometimos” (we committed, in a completed past action) and with the present perfect “hemos cometido” (we have committed), which carries a present relevance.

Notes: The form is standard across Spanish varieties. The meaning of cometíamos depends on context and can refer to repeated actions, ongoing states, or general past circumstances. Conjugation shares the same stem with other tenses of comer and with the related verb cometer, which governs objects like errores, delitos, actos, and similar constructions.