componer Imperfect Conjugation
componer — to compose
The imperfect of componer is regular: componía, componías, componía, componíamos, componíais, componían.
componer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for habitual composing in the past or to describe what someone was repairing when something else happened.
Notes on componer in the Imperfect
Componer is completely regular in the imperfect tense, following the standard -er endings.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo componía canciones cortas.
As a child, I used to compose short songs.
yo
Nosotros componíamos el motor cuando empezó a llover.
We were fixing the engine when it started to rain.
nosotros
Ella componía versos todos los días.
She used to compose verses every day.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Componia (without accent).
Correct: Componía.
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect must have an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compongo
The present tense of componer is irregular in the first person (yo compongo), then follows the pattern of 'poner'.
Preterite
yo: compuse
The preterite of componer uses the irregular stem 'compus-' with specific endings: compuse, compusiste, compuso.
Future
yo: compondré
The future of componer uses the irregular stem 'compondr-': compondré, compondrás, compondrá.
Conditional
yo: compondría
The conditional of componer uses the irregular stem 'compondr-': compondría, compondrías, compondría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: componga
The present subjunctive of componer is based on the 'yo' form: componga, compongas, componga.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compusiera
The imperfect subjunctive of componer uses the irregular stem 'compusie-': compusiera, compusieras, compusiera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compón
The imperative of componer has a short 'tú' form: compón.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compongas
The negative imperative of componer uses the present subjunctive: no compongas, no componga.