escurrir Imperfect Conjugation
escurrir — to drain
The imperfect of escurrir (escurría, escurrías, escurría, escurríamos, escurríais, escurrían) describes ongoing or habitual past draining.
escurrir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe something that was happening over a period of time in the past, or something that used to happen regularly. For example, 'He was draining the dishes' or 'She used to drain the pasta every day'.
Notes on escurrir in the Imperfect
Escurrir is regular in the imperfect tense. The endings are standard for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo escurría las verduras mientras tú cortabas el pollo.
I was draining the vegetables while you cut the chicken.
yo
Tú siempre escurrías el arroz con cuidado.
You always used to drain the rice carefully.
tú
Él escurría el agua del fregadero.
He was draining the water from the sink.
él/ella/usted
Ellos escurrían las sobras de la lata.
They were draining the leftovers from the can.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect.
Correct: Use 'escurría' for ongoing actions, not 'escurrió'.
Why: The imperfect describes the background or duration of an action, while the preterite marks a specific, completed event.
Mistake: Confusing 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms.
Correct: Both are 'escurría', context is key.
Why: These forms are identical, so you rely on the subject pronoun or the context of the sentence to know who is draining.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escurro
The present tense (escurro, escurres, escurre, escurrimos, escurrís, escurren) describes current or habitual draining actions.
Preterite
yo: escurrí
The preterite of escurrir is regular: escurrí, escurriste, escurrió, escurrimos, escurristeis, escurrieron.
Future
yo: escurriré
The future tense (escurriré, escurrirás, escurrirá, escurriremos, escurriréis, escurrirán) predicts future draining actions.
Conditional
yo: escurriría
The conditional of escurrir (escurriría, escurrirías, escurriría, escurriríamos, escurriríais, escurrirían) talks about 'would' scenarios.
Present Subjunctive
yo: escurra
The present subjunctive (escurra, escurras, escurramos, escurran, escurráis) is used for wishes, doubts, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escurriera
The imperfect subjunctive (escurriera/escurriera/escurriéramos/escurrierais/escurrieran) talks about past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: escurre
Use escurre (tú), escurra (usted), escurramos (nosotros), escurran (ustedes), escurrid (vosotros) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no escurras
Use no escurras (tú), no escurra (usted), no escurramos (nosotros), no escurran (ustedes), no escurráis (vosotros) for negative commands.