envejecer Imperfect Conjugation
envejecer — to age
The imperfect of envejecer is regular: envejecía, envejecías, envejecía, envejecíamos, envejecíais, envejecían.
envejecer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe the ongoing process of aging in the past or how someone used to look as they were getting older.
Notes on envejecer in the Imperfect
Envejecer is regular in the imperfect. All -er verbs in the imperfect use the -ía endings with an accent on the 'i'.
Example Sentences
Mi abuelo envejecía con una sonrisa en la cara.
My grandfather was aging with a smile on his face.
él/ella/usted
En esa época, sentíamos que no envejecíamos nunca.
At that time, we felt like we were never getting older.
nosotros
Las paredes de la casa envejecían sin mantenimiento.
The walls of the house were aging without maintenance.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: envejecia
Correct: envejecía
Why: Forgetting the accent on the 'í' is common. All imperfect -er/-ir endings require the accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: envejezco
The present tense of envejecer is irregular only in the 'yo' form: envejezco.
Preterite
yo: envejecí
Envejecer is regular in the preterite: envejecí, envejeciste, envejeció, envejecimos, envejecisteis, envejecieron.
Future
yo: envejeceré
The future of envejecer is regular: envejeceré, envejecerás, envejecerá, envejeceremos, envejeceréis, envejecerán.
Conditional
yo: envejecería
The conditional of envejecer is regular: envejecería, envejecerías, envejecería, envejeceríamos, envejeceríais, envejecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: envejezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'z' from the 'yo' form: envejezca, envejezcas, envejezca, envejezcamos, envejezcáis, envejezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: envejeciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person preterite: envejeciera, envejecieras, envejeciera, envejeciéramos, envejecierais, envejecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: envejece
The imperative uses 'envejece' for tú and 'envejezca' for formal/plural commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no envejezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no envejezcas, no envejezca, no envejezcamos, no envejezcáis, no envejezcan.