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Conjugation Chart of “Ayudar” (to help) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Ayudar”

The Imperfect Tense of Ayudar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo ayudaba a mi hermana con sus tareas. (I used to help my sister with her homework.)

Ayudar is a regular -ar verb, so its Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

How to Use Ayudar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of ayudar is used to describe ongoing, repeated or habitual actions in the past.

Ongoing action in the past: For example, Yo te ayudaba con la tarea. (I was helping you with the homework.)

Repeated or habitual action in the past: For example, Mis padres me ayudaban con las tareas cada noche. (My parents helped me with homework every night.)

Description in the past: For example, Mi hermano era muy desordenado, así que yo le ayudaba a limpiar su cuarto. (My brother was very messy, so I helped him clean his room.)

Slang/Idiomatic: ¡Ayúdame a bajar de esta nube! (Help me come down from this high! – referring to being intoxicated or high on drugs.)

Real Life Examples of Ayudar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo ayudaba a mi abuela con las tareas de la casa. (I used to help my grandmother with household chores.)

Mis amigos ayudaban a los vecinos a cargar las compras pesadas. (My friends used to help the neighbors carry heavy groceries.)

Ella ayudaba en la cocina del refugio los fines de semana. (She used to help in the shelter’s kitchen on weekends.)

Nosotros ayudábamos a recoger la basura en el parque. (We used to help pick up trash in the park.)

Tú ayudabas a tu hermano con la tarea, ¿verdad? (You used to help your brother with his homework, right?)

Ellos ayudaban a pintar la casa de la abuela cada verano. (They used to help paint grandma’s house every summer.)

¿Ayudabas a tu mamá a hacer las compras? (Did you use to help your mom do the grocery shopping?)

Yo ayudaba a mis amigos a estudiar para los exámenes. (I used to help my friends study for exams.)

Ustedes ayudaban a recoger las hojas caídas en el otoño. (You all used to help pick up fallen leaves in the fall.)

Él ayudaba a su papá a arreglar el carro los fines de semana. (He used to help his dad fix the car on weekends.)

Nosotras ayudábamos a servir la comida en el comedor comunitario. (We used to help serve food at the community dining hall.)

Tú ayudabas a tus abuelos con las tareas del jardín. (You used to help your grandparents with gardening tasks.)

Ellas ayudaban a decorar la iglesia para las fiestas. (They used to help decorate the church for holidays.)

¿Ayudabas a tus padres a limpiar la casa los sábados? (Did you use to help your parents clean the house on Saturdays?)

Ustedes ayudaban a organizar los eventos de recaudación de fondos. (You all used to help organize fundraising events.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Ayudar (to help) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.