decidir imperfect tense conjugation
Decidir (to decide) in the imperfect tense: decidía, decidías, decidía, decidíamos, decidíais, decidían.
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).
Decidir 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
Decidir in a sentence
- Voy a decidir mañana.I'm going to decide tomorrow.
- Decidí estudiar medicina.I decided to study medicine.
Regular -ir verb; commonly followed directly by an infinitive.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of decidir?
Decidir in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo decidía, tú decidías, él/ella/usted decidía, nosotros decidíamos, vosotros decidíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes decidían.
Is decidir irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense decidir takes the regular endings for its verb class, so decidía 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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