asumir Imperfect Conjugation
asumir — to take on
Asumir is regular in the imperfect: asumía, asumías, asumía, asumíamos, asumíais, asumían.
asumir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect when describing a background state of responsibility or a habitual assumption you used to make in the past without a specific end date.
Notes on asumir in the Imperfect
Asumir is a regular -ir verb in the imperfect. All forms carry an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo asumía que todo el mundo decía la verdad.
Before, I used to assume that everyone told the truth.
yo
En ese trabajo, nosotros asumíamos mucha responsabilidad.
In that job, we used to take on a lot of responsibility.
nosotros
Ella asumía el cargo cada verano.
She would take over the position every summer.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: asumia
Correct: asumía
Why: All imperfect forms of -ir verbs require an accent on the 'i' to maintain the correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: asumo
The present tense of asumir is regular: asumo, asumes, asume, asumimos, asumís, asumen.
Preterite
yo: asumí
The preterite of asumir is regular: asumí, asumiste, asumió, asumimos, asumisteis, asumieron.
Future
yo: asumiré
The future of asumir is regular: asumiré, asumirás, asumirá, asumiremos, asumiréis, asumirán.
Conditional
yo: asumiría
The conditional of asumir is regular: asumiría, asumirías, asumiría, asumiríamos, asumiríais, asumirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: asuma
The present subjunctive of asumir is regular: asuma, asumas, asuma, asumamos, asumáis, asuman.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: asumiera
The imperfect subjunctive of asumir uses the -ra endings: asumiera, asumieras, asumiera, asumiéramos, asumierais, asumieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: asume
The affirmative imperative forms are: asume (tú), asuma (usted), asumamos (nosotros), asumid (vosotros), asuman (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no asumas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no asumas, no asuma, no asumamos, no asumáis, no asuman.