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excluir Imperfect Conjugation

excluirto exclude

B1irregular (y-insertion) -ir★★★★
Quick answer:

The imperfect of excluir is regular for -ir verbs: excluía, excluías, excluía, excluíamos, excluíais, excluían.

excluir Imperfect Forms

yoexcluía
excluías
él/ella/ustedexcluía
nosotrosexcluíamos
vosotrosexcluíais
ellos/ellas/ustedesexcluían

When to Use the Imperfect

Use this to describe ongoing states of exclusion in the past or habitual patterns of leaving things out.

Notes on excluir in the Imperfect

Excluir is regular in the imperfect. Note that all forms carry an accent on the 'í'.

Example Sentences

  • En el pasado, ellos excluían a las mujeres del voto.

    In the past, they used to exclude women from voting.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Yo siempre excluía la cebolla de mis ensaladas.

    I always used to exclude onions from my salads.

    yo

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: excluia

    Correct: excluía

    Why: All imperfect endings for -ir verbs require an accent on the 'i' to break the diphthong.

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