anochecer Imperfect Conjugation
anochecer — to get dark
The imperfect of anochecer is regular: anochecía, anochecías, anochecía, anochecíamos, anochecíais, anochecían.
anochecer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe the ongoing process of night falling in the past or to set the scene in a story.
Notes on anochecer in the Imperfect
Anochecer is regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
Anochecía cuando llegamos a la cabaña.
It was getting dark when we arrived at the cabin.
él/ella/usted
En mi infancia, siempre anochecía más tarde en verano.
In my childhood, it always used to get dark later in summer.
él/ella/usted
Las calles se vaciaban mientras anochecía.
The streets were emptying while it was getting dark.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: The forms are anochecía, anochecías, etc.
Why: All -er verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' to maintain the correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: anochezco
The present tense of anochecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (anochezco), but otherwise follows regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: anochecí
The preterite of anochecer is regular: anochecí, anocheciste, anocheció, anochecimos, anochecisteis, anochecieron.
Future
yo: anocheceré
The future of anochecer is regular: anocheceré, anochecerás, anochecerá, anocheceremos, anocheceréis, anochecerán.
Conditional
yo: anochecería
The conditional of anochecer is regular: anochecería, anochecerías, anochecería, anocheceríamos, anocheceríais, anochecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: anochezca
The present subjunctive of anochecer uses the irregular 'zc' stem: anochezca, anochezcas, anochezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: anocheciera
The imperfect subjunctive of anochecer uses the stem 'anochecie-': anocheciera, anochecieras, anocheciera, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: anochece
The imperative of anochecer is rarely used personally, but forms include: anochece (tú), anochezca (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no anochezcas
The negative imperative of anochecer uses the present subjunctive forms: no anochezca, no anochezcas.