impulsabais

Impulsabais is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb impulsar. It describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past in which you all were promoting, encouraging, or driving something. The form is derived from the regular -ar verb conjugation pattern, with the stem impuls- and the imperfect ending -abais.

Morphology and usage notes

Impulsabais combines the stem impuls- with the imperfect ending for vosotros: -abais. This makes it a standard example of the vosotros conjugation in the imperfect tense. In dialects that do not use vosotros, the corresponding imperfect form is impulsaban, used with ustedes or with the default plural subject.

Context and nuance

The imperfect tense, including impulsabais, is used to convey duration, repetition, or background settings in past narratives. It often emphasizes the activity of promoting or fostering initiatives, projects, ideas, or campaigns rather than a single completed act. The nuance can range from steady advocacy to habitual encouragement over a period of time.

Examples

En la cooperativa, impulsabais talleres de educación financiera para los vecinos. Antes de la reforma, impulsabais campañas de salud comunitaria y participación ciudadana.

Dialectal note

In many Latin American varieties that favor ustedes over vosotros, the imperfect form corresponding to impulsabais is impulsaban. The present article treats impulsabais as a form associated with the vosotros usage, common in Spain and some regional dialects.

See also

Impulsar, Spanish verb conjugation, Imperfect tense, Vosotros usage, Ustedes usage.