conseguir imperfect tense conjugation
Conseguir (to get, achieve) in the imperfect tense: conseguía, conseguías, conseguía, conseguíamos, conseguíais, conseguían.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
Conseguir is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Conseguir in a sentence
- Consigo buenas notas estudiando mucho.I get good grades by studying a lot.
- Al final consiguió el trabajo.In the end he got the job.
Stem-changing e→i and g→gu before o/a (yo consigo); often + infinitive.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of conseguir?
Conseguir in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo conseguía, tú conseguías, él/ella/usted conseguía, nosotros conseguíamos, vosotros conseguíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes conseguían.
Is conseguir irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense conseguir takes the regular endings for its verb class, so conseguía follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish imperfect tense?
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
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