emitir Imperfect Conjugation
emitir — to broadcast
Emitir is regular in the imperfect tense: emitía, emitías, emitía, emitíamos, emitíais, emitían.
emitir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense for ongoing or habitual actions in the past related to broadcasting. Think 'The radio station used to broadcast music all day' or 'While he was broadcasting, the power went out.'
Notes on emitir in the Imperfect
Emitir is regular in the imperfect tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo emitía noticias locales cada hora.
I used to broadcast local news every hour.
yo
¿Tú emitías programas educativos?
Did you used to broadcast educational programs?
tú
Él emitía un programa de entrevistas los domingos.
He used to broadcast an interview show on Sundays.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros emitíamos la señal por televisión.
We were broadcasting the signal on television.
nosotros
Ellos emitían música clásica todo el día.
They used to broadcast classical music all day long.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite ('emitió') instead of the imperfect ('emitía') for a repeated or ongoing past broadcast.
Correct: Use the imperfect 'emitía' for habitual or ongoing past actions: 'Él emitía un programa cada semana'.
Why: The imperfect describes actions in progress or repeated in the past, while the preterite describes completed actions.
Mistake: Confusing the '-ía' endings with other tenses.
Correct: Remember that '-ía' forms are typically imperfect for -er/-ir verbs.
Why: This helps distinguish the imperfect from other past or conditional tenses.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: emito
Emitir is regular in the present tense: emito, emites, emite, emitimos, emitís, emiten.
Preterite
yo: emití
Emitir is regular in the preterite: emití, emitiste, emitió, emitimos, emitisteis, emitieron.
Future
yo: emitiré
Emitir's future tense is regular: emitiré, emitirás, emitirá, emitiremos, emitiréis, emitirán.
Conditional
yo: emitiría
Emitir's conditional tense is regular: emitiría, emitirías, emitiría, emitiríamos, emitiríais, emitirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: emita
The present subjunctive of emitir is: emita (yo/él/ella/usted), emitas (tú), emitamos (nosotros), emitan (ustedes/ellos/ellas), emitáis (vosotros).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: emitiera
The imperfect subjunctive of emitir (emitiese/emitieses/emitiéramos, etc.) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: emite
Emitir's imperative forms are: emite (tú), emita (usted), emitamos (nosotros), emitan (ustedes), emitid (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no emitas
Negative commands for emitir use the present subjunctive: no emitas (tú), no emita (usted), no emitamos (nosotros), no emitan (ustedes), no emitáis (vosotros).