bendecir Imperfect Conjugation
bendecir — to bless
Bendecir is completely regular in the imperfect: bendecía, bendecías, bendecía...
bendecir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe blessings that happened repeatedly in the past or to set the scene during a story.
Notes on bendecir in the Imperfect
Unlike its present and preterite forms, bendecir is regular in the imperfect, following standard -ir verb rules.
Example Sentences
Mi abuela siempre bendecía a sus nietos.
My grandmother used to bless her grandchildren.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros bendecíamos la comida cada noche.
We used to bless the food every night.
nosotros
Los sacerdotes bendecían los campos en primavera.
The priests would bless the fields in spring.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bendicía
Correct: bendecía
Why: There is no stem change in the imperfect; keep the 'e' from the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bendigo
Bendecir is irregular in the present, changing the stem to 'bendig-' in the 'yo' form and 'bendic-' in others.
Preterite
yo: bendije
Bendecir is highly irregular in the preterite, using the 'bendij-' stem and special endings.
Future
yo: bendeciré
Bendecir is regular in the future, using the full infinitive: bendeciré, bendecirás...
Conditional
yo: bendeciría
The conditional of bendecir is regular: bendeciría, bendecirías, bendeciría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: bendiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'bendig-' stem: bendiga, bendigas, bendiga...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bendijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'bendij-' stem: bendijera, bendijeras, bendijera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bendice
The imperative uses 'bendice' for 'tú' and 'bendiga' for 'usted'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no bendigas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no bendigas, no bendiga...