producir imperfect tense conjugation
Producir (to produce) in the imperfect tense: producía, producías, producía, producíamos, producíais, producían.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
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| 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).
Producir 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
Producir in a sentence
- Esta fábrica produce coches.This factory produces cars.
- Produjeron mucho el año pasado.They produced a lot last year.
Irregular yo form: produzco; irregular preterite stem produj- (produje, produjiste).
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of producir?
Producir in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo producía, tú producías, él/ella/usted producía, nosotros producíamos, vosotros producíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes producían.
Is producir irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense producir takes the regular endings for its verb class, so producía 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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