atardecer Imperfect Conjugation
atardecer — to get dark
The imperfect of atardecer is regular: atardecía, atardecías, atardecía, atardecíamos, atardecíais, atardecían.
atardecer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to set the scene or describe what the sky was like while the sun was setting in the past.
Notes on atardecer in the Imperfect
This tense is regular. It uses the standard -er endings for the imperfect (-ía).
Example Sentences
Atardecía cuando llegamos a casa.
The sun was setting when we arrived home.
él/ella/usted
En mi infancia, siempre atardecíamos jugando fuera.
In my childhood, we were always outside when it got dark.
nosotros
Las nubes estaban rojas mientras atardecía.
The clouds were red while the sun was setting.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'atardecaba'.
Correct: atardecía
Why: Atardecer is an -er verb, so it takes -ía endings, not -aba.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atardezco
The present tense of atardecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (atardezco), but regular otherwise.
Preterite
yo: atardecí
The preterite of atardecer is regular: atardecí, atardeciste, atardeció, atardecimos, atardecisteis, atardecieron.
Future
yo: atardeceré
The future of atardecer is regular: atardeceré, atardecerás, atardecerá, atardeceremos, atardeceréis, atardecerán.
Conditional
yo: atardecería
The conditional of atardecer is regular: atardecería, atardecerías, atardecería, atardeceríamos, atardeceríais, atardecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: atardezca
The present subjunctive of atardecer is irregular: atardezca, atardezcas, atardezca, atardezcamos, atardezcáis, atardezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atardeciera
The imperfect subjunctive of atardecer is regular: atardeciera, atardecieras, atardeciera, atardeciéramos, atardecierais, atardecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atardece
The imperative of atardecer is rarely used but follows the -zc- change for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atardezcas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no atardezcas, no atardezca, no atardezcamos, no atardezcáis, no atardezcan.