discutir Imperfect Conjugation
discutir — discuss
The imperfect of discutir uses standard -ía endings: discutía, discutías, discutía, discutíamos, discutíais, discutían.
discutir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a discussion that used to happen habitually in the past or an argument that was ongoing when something else happened.
Notes on discutir in the Imperfect
Discutir is regular in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the first 'i' of the ending.
Example Sentences
De niños, siempre discutíamos por los juguetes.
As children, we always used to argue over toys.
nosotros
Yo discutía con el vecino cuando empezó a llover.
I was arguing with the neighbor when it started to rain.
yo
Vosotros discutíais mucho en la escuela.
You all used to argue a lot in school.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: discutia
Correct: discutía
Why: Every form in the imperfect for -ir verbs requires an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: discuto
Discutir is a regular -ir verb in the present tense: discuto, discutes, discute, discutimos, discutís, discuten.
Preterite
yo: discutí
The preterite of discutir follows regular -ir endings: discutí, discutiste, discutió, discutimos, discutisteis, discutieron.
Future
yo: discutiré
The future of discutir adds endings to the full infinitive: discutiré, discutirás, discutirá, discutiremos, discutiréis, discutirán.
Conditional
yo: discutiría
The conditional of discutir uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: discutiría, discutirías, discutiría, discutiríamos, discutiríais, discutirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: discuta
The present subjunctive of discutir uses -a endings: discuta, discutas, discuta, discutamos, discutáis, discutan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: discutiera
The imperfect subjunctive of discutir uses the preterite stem: discutiera, discutieras, discutiera, discutiéramos, discutierais, discutieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: discute
The imperative of discutir allows for direct commands: discute, discuta, discutamos, discutid, discutan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no discutas
The negative imperative of discutir uses the present subjunctive: no discutas, no discuta, no discutamos, no discutáis, no discutan.