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ejercer Imperfect Conjugation

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Quick answer:

The imperfect of ejercer is regular: ejercía, ejercías, ejercía, ejercíamos, ejercíais, ejercían.

ejercer Imperfect Forms

yoejercía
ejercías
él/ella/ustedejercía
nosotrosejercíamos
vosotrosejercíais
ellos/ellas/ustedesejercían

When to Use the Imperfect

Use the imperfect to describe a profession someone used to practice habitually or a continuous state of pressure/influence in the past.

Notes on ejercer in the Imperfect

This verb is regular in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.

Example Sentences

  • Mi abuelo ejercía de carpintero.

    My grandfather used to work as a carpenter.

    él/ella/usted

  • Antes, ellos ejercían más control sobre la empresa.

    Before, they used to exercise more control over the company.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Nosotros ejercíamos nuestros derechos cada día.

    We were exercising our rights every day.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i' (ejerciamos).

    Correct: ejercíamos

    Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect requires an accent on the 'i' for every person.

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