convenir Imperfect Conjugation
convenir — to be advisable
The imperfect of convenir is regular: convenía, convenías, convenía, conveníamos, conveníais, convenían.
convenir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe ongoing past situations where something was generally advisable or to describe a continuous state of agreement.
Notes on convenir in the Imperfect
Convenir is completely regular in the imperfect, following the standard -ir endings with accents on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
En aquel entonces, no nos convenía comprar una casa.
Back then, it wasn't advisable for us to buy a house.
él/ella/usted
Ellos siempre convenían en los mismos puntos.
They always agreed on the same points.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Sentía que no me convenías como pareja.
I felt that you weren't right for me as a partner.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: convenía
Why: All imperfect -ir endings require an accent on the 'í' to maintain the correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: convengo
Convenir follows the 'g-stem' and 'ie' stem-change pattern: convengo, convienes, conviene, convenimos, convenís, convienen.
Preterite
yo: convine
Convenir uses the irregular 'uv' stem: convine, conviniste, convino, convinimos, convinisteis, convinieron.
Future
yo: convendré
Convenir uses the irregular 'dr' stem: convendré, convendrás, convendrá, convendremos, convendréis, convendrán.
Conditional
yo: convendría
The conditional uses the 'dr' stem: convendría, convendrías, convendría, convendríamos, convendríais, convendrían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: convenga
The present subjunctive is based on the 'yo' form 'convengo': convenga, convengas, convenga, convengamos, convengáis, convengan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: conviniera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'convin-' stem: conviniera, convinieras, conviniera, conviniéramos, convinierais, convinieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: conviene
The imperative for 'convenir' is rarely used but follows 'venir': conviene (tú), convenga (usted), convengamos (nosotros), convenid (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no convengas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no convengas, no convenga, no convengamos, no convengáis, no convengan.