entristecer Imperfect Conjugation
entristecer — to sadden
The imperfect of entristecer is regular: entristecía, entristecías, entristecía, entristecíamos, entristecíais, entristecían.
entristecer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe an ongoing state of sadness in the past or a recurring situation that used to make someone sad.
Notes on entristecer in the Imperfect
Entristecer is regular in the imperfect. Remember to include the accent mark on the 'í' for all forms.
Example Sentences
De niño, me entristecía ver la lluvia.
As a child, seeing the rain used to make me sad.
yo
A ellos les entristecía dejar su antiguo barrio.
Leaving their old neighborhood was saddening them.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos entristecíamos siempre que perdía nuestro equipo.
We used to get sad whenever our team lost.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: entristecia
Correct: entristecía
Why: All imperfect endings for -er verbs must have an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entristezco
In the present tense, entristecer is irregular in the 'yo' form: entristezco.
Preterite
yo: entristecí
The preterite of entristecer is regular: entristecí, entristeciste, entristeció, entristecimos, entristecisteis, entristecieron.
Future
yo: entristeceré
The future of entristecer is regular: entristeceré, entristecerás, entristecerá, entristeceremos, entristeceréis, entristecerán.
Conditional
yo: entristecería
The conditional of entristecer is regular: entristecería, entristecerías, entristecería, entristeceríamos, entristeceríais, entristecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entristezca
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form irregularity: entristezca, entristezcas, entristezca, entristezcamos, entristezcáis, entristezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: entristeciera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'entristecie-' stem: entristeciera, entristecieras, entristeciera, entristeciéramos, entristecierais, entristecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entristece
Commands for entristecer use entristece (tú) and the 'zc' forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no entristezcas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no entristezcas, no entristezca, no entristezcamos, no entristezcáis, no entristezcan.