impulsabas

Impulsabas is a Spanish verb form belonging to the regular verb impulsar (to push, promote, spur). It is the second-person singular imperfect indicative, used to describe ongoing or repeated action in the past. In English this translates roughly as “you were promoting” or “you used to promote.”

Morphology and usage

As a regular -ar verb in the tú form, impulsar in the imperfect takes the ending -abas for the second person singular: impuls- + abas, yielding impulsabas. This form is common in narrative past tense to set scenes, describe habits, or recount how someone acted over a period in the past. It often appears with a direct object or accompanying context that clarifies what was being promoted or driven.

Etymology

impulsar derives from the Latin root impulsus, related to impellere (to drive forward). The term conveys the sense of motivating, propelling, or stimulating action, which is carried into the Spanish verb and its conjugations, including impulsabas.

Examples

- Durante la campaña, tú impulsabas iniciativas vecinales con persistencia.

- En esa época, impulsabas ideas innovadoras y las llevabas a la práctica.

See also

impulsar, impulso, impulso (noun), impulso eléctrico. In other Spanish-speaking varieties, similar imperfect forms appear for other conjugations (e.g., impulsabas, impulsábamos), reflecting standard past-tense usage.