esparcir Imperfect Conjugation
esparcir — to scatter
The imperfect of esparcir is regular: esparcía, esparcías, esparcía, esparcíamos, esparcíais, esparcían.
esparcir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past actions or habits, like something you used to scatter regularly.
Notes on esparcir in the Imperfect
This tense is completely regular. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo siempre esparcía mis juguetes.
As a child, I always used to scatter my toys.
yo
Ella esparcía flores por el pasillo cada mañana.
She used to scatter flowers along the hallway every morning.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros esparcíamos el pan para los pájaros.
We were scattering bread for the birds.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: esparcia
Correct: esparcía
Why: The accent on the 'í' is mandatory for all -ir verbs in the imperfect to ensure correct stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esparzo
The present tense is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'z': esparzo.
Preterite
yo: esparcí
The preterite of esparcir is regular: esparcí, esparciste, esparció, esparcimos, esparcisteis, esparcieron.
Future
yo: esparciré
The future tense of esparcir is regular: esparciré, esparcirás, esparcirá, esparciremos, esparciréis, esparcirán.
Conditional
yo: esparciría
The conditional of esparcir is regular: esparciría, esparcirías, esparciría, esparciríamos, esparciríais, esparcirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esparza
The present subjunctive of esparcir changes the 'c' to 'z' in all forms: esparza, esparzas, esparza, esparzamos, esparzáis, esparzan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esparciera
The imperfect subjunctive of esparcir is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: esparciera, esparcieras, esparciera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esparce
The imperative uses 'esparce' for tú and 'esparza' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esparzas
Negative commands always use the 'z' spelling change: no esparzas, no esparza, no esparzamos...