incluir imperfect tense conjugation
Incluir (to include) in the imperfect tense: incluía, incluías, incluía, incluíamos, incluíais, incluían.
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).
Incluir 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
Incluir in a sentence
- El precio incluye el desayuno.The price includes breakfast.
- Incluyeron mi nombre en la lista.They included my name on the list.
Insert y before endings starting with a, e, o (incluyo, incluyó).
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of incluir?
Incluir in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo incluía, tú incluías, él/ella/usted incluía, nosotros incluíamos, vosotros incluíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes incluían.
Is incluir irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense incluir takes the regular endings for its verb class, so incluía 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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