coincidir Imperfect Conjugation
coincidir — to coincide
Coincidir is regular in the imperfect: coincidía, coincidías, coincidía, coincidíamos, coincidíais, coincidían.
coincidir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how things used to coincide frequently in the past or to set the scene by describing overlapping situations without a specific end.
Notes on coincidir in the Imperfect
Coincidir is regular in the imperfect. All forms carry an accent on the first 'i' of the ending (-ía).
Example Sentences
Antes, nuestras vacaciones siempre coincidían.
Before, our vacations always coincided.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo coincidía con él todos los lunes en el gimnasio.
I used to run into him every Monday at the gym.
yo
Parecía que nunca coincidíamos en nada.
It seemed like we never agreed on anything.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: coincidimos instead of coincidíamos.
Correct: coincidíamos
Why: Learners often use the present/preterite form instead of the imperfect for habitual past actions.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: coincido
Coincidir is regular in the present: coincido, coincides, coincide, coincidimos, coincidís, coinciden.
Preterite
yo: coincidí
The preterite of coincidir is regular: coincidí, coincidiste, coincidió, coincidimos, coincidisteis, coincidieron.
Future
yo: coincidiré
The future of coincidir uses the infinitive as the stem: coincidiré, coincidirás, coincidirá, coincidiremos, coincidiréis, coincidirán.
Conditional
yo: coincidiría
The conditional of coincidir is regular: coincidiría, coincidirías, coincidiría, coincidiríamos, coincidiríais, coincidirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coincida
The present subjunctive of coincidir is regular: coincida, coincidas, coincida, coincidamos, coincidáis, coincidan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: coincidiera
The imperfect subjunctive of coincidir follows the regular -ir pattern: coincidiera, coincidieras, coincidiera, coincidiéramos, coincidierais, coincidieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: coincide
The affirmative imperative of coincidir is: coincide (tú), coincida (usted), coincidamos (nosotros), coincidid (vosotros), coincidan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no coincidas
The negative imperative of coincidir uses the present subjunctive: no coincidas, no coincida, no coincidamos, no coincidáis, no coincidan.