adquirir Imperfect Conjugation
adquirir — to acquire
Adquirir is regular in the imperfect: adquiría, adquirías, adquiría, adquiríamos, adquiríais, adquirían.
adquirir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a gradual process of gaining experience or a habit of buying certain things in the past without a specific end date.
Notes on adquirir in the Imperfect
Adquirir follows the standard -ir ending pattern for the imperfect. There are no stem changes.
Example Sentences
Antes, mi abuelo adquiría libros antiguos.
Before, my grandfather used to acquire old books.
él/ella/usted
Adquiríamos más confianza con cada práctica.
We were gaining more confidence with each practice.
nosotros
Tú adquirías muchas responsabilidades en esa oficina.
You used to take on many responsibilities in that office.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: adquiria
Correct: adquiría
Why: All imperfect forms for -ir verbs require an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adquiero
The present of adquirir is a stem-changer (i > ie): adquiero, adquieres, adquiere, adquirimos, adquirís, adquieren.
Preterite
yo: adquirí
Adquirir is regular in the preterite: adquirí, adquiriste, adquirió, adquirimos, adquiristeis, adquirieron.
Future
yo: adquiriré
Adquirir is regular in the future: adquiriré, adquirirás, adquirirá, adquiriremos, adquiriréis, adquirirán.
Conditional
yo: adquiriría
Adquirir is regular in the conditional: adquiriría, adquirirías, adquiriría, adquiriríamos, adquiriríais, adquirirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adquiera
Adquirir stem-changes (i > ie) in the subjunctive: adquiera, adquieras, adquiera, adquiramos, adquiráis, adquieran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adquiriera
The imperfect subjunctive of adquirir uses the -ra endings: adquiriera, adquirieras, adquiriera, adquiriéramos, adquirierais, adquirieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adquiere
The imperative of adquirir uses 'ie' for most commands: adquiere (tú), adquiera (usted), adquirid (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no adquieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no adquieras, no adquiera, no adquiramos, no adquiráis, no adquieran.