adherir Imperfect Conjugation
adherir — to stick
The imperfect of adherir is completely regular: adhería, adherías, adhería, adheríamos, adheríais, adherían.
adherir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past state of sticking or a habitual loyalty to a group or idea in the past.
Notes on adherir in the Imperfect
There are no stem changes or irregularities in the imperfect for adherir. It follows the standard -ir verb endings.
Example Sentences
Antes, la pintura se adhería mejor.
Before, the paint used to stick better.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros nos adheríamos a cualquier huelga.
We used to join any strike.
nosotros
Las etiquetas se adherían con calor.
The labels were stuck on with heat.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change like 'adhieria'.
Correct: adhería
Why: The imperfect tense in Spanish never features the e-to-ie or e-to-i stem changes found in the present or preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adhiero
The present of adherir follows an e-to-ie stem change (adhiero, adhieres, adhiere, adhieren), except in nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: adherí
In the preterite, adherir has a third-person stem change from e to i (adhirió, adhirieron).
Future
yo: adheriré
The future of adherir is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: adheriría
The conditional of adherir is regular: adheriría, adherirías, adheriría, adheriríamos, adheriríais, adherirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adhiera
The present subjunctive uses the 'i' or 'ie' stem changes: adhiera, adhieras, adhiera, adhiramos, adhiráis, adhieran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adhiriera
The imperfect subjunctive of adherir uses the 'i' stem change: adhiriera, adhirieras, adhiriera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adhiere
Commands for adherir use 'adhiere' (tú) and 'adhiera' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no adhieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no adhieras, no adhiera, no adhiramos, no adhieran.