agredir Imperfect Conjugation
agredir — to attack
The imperfect of agredir is regular: agredía, agredías, agredíamos, agredían.
agredir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe repeated or ongoing actions of attacking in the past, or to set the scene. For example, 'Cuando era niño, a veces agredía a mis hermanos.' (When I was a child, I sometimes attacked my brothers.)
Notes on agredir in the Imperfect
Agredir is regular in the imperfect tense. The forms follow the standard conjugation pattern for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Él agredía a sus enemigos constantemente.
He constantly attacked his enemies.
él/ella/usted
Tú agredías verbalmente a todos.
You used to attack everyone verbally.
tú
Nosotros agredíamos en defensa propia.
We attacked in self-defense.
nosotros
Ellos agredían a cualquiera que se interpusiera.
They attacked anyone who got in their way.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect for ongoing past actions, like 'Ayer agredía a mi vecino'.
Correct: Use the imperfect for ongoing past actions: 'Ayer agredía a mi vecino.'
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect describes actions in progress or habitual actions in the past.
Mistake: Confusing the yo and él/ella/usted forms, both being 'agredía'.
Correct: Ensure context clarifies if it's 'yo agredía' or 'él/ella/usted agredía'.
Why: These forms are identical, so context is key to understanding who is performing the action.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agredo
The present tense of agredir is regular: agredo, agredes, agrede, agredimos, agredís, agreden.
Preterite
yo: agredí
The preterite of agredir is regular: agredí, agrediste, agredió, agredimos, agredisteis, agredieron.
Future
yo: agrediré
The future tense of agredir is regular: agrediré, agredirás, agredirá, agrediremos, agrediréis, agredirán.
Conditional
yo: agrediría
The conditional of agredir is regular: agrediría, agredirías, agrediría, agrediríamos, agrediríais, agredirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agreda
The present subjunctive of agredir: agreda, agredas, agredamos, agredáis, agredan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agrediera
The imperfect subjunctive of agredir (-ra form): agrediera, agredieras, agrediéramos, agredieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agrede
The imperative of agredir has regular -ir forms: agrede, agreda, agredamos, agredid, agredan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no agredas
Negative commands for agredir use the present subjunctive: no agredas, no agreda, no agredamos, no agredáis, no agredan.