informabas

Informabas is a form of the Spanish verb informar, used with the informal second-person singular pronoun tú. It is the imperfect indicative conjugation, indicating a past action of informing that was ongoing, habitual, or background in nature rather than a completed act.

Conjugation and scope: informar is a regular -ar verb. In the imperfect tense, the forms are: yo informaba, tú informabas, él/ella/usted informaba, nosotros informábamos, vosotros informabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes informaban. In regions that use voseo, the form for vos is commonly informabas as well in the imperfect, while the present tense for vos is informás.

Usage and contrast: The imperfect form informabas contrasts with the preterite form informaste, which marks a completed informing event. The imperfect is typically used to describe habitual past actions, background information, parallel actions, or settings in time. It is often accompanied by time expressions such as cuando, mientras, a menudo, o como contexto para otro evento.

Examples: "Cuando era joven, tú informabas a tus amigos sobre las noticias." "Durante la reunión, tú informabas sobre el progreso del proyecto." These illustrate an ongoing or repeated past activity rather than a single, bounded moment.

Etymology and notes: Informar derives from Latin informare, combining a prefix meaning to shape or form with a root related to form. The ending -abas signals the second-person singular imperfect in -ar verbs. See also Spanish verb conjugation patterns and the vos form in Rioplatense dialects.