favorecer Imperfect Conjugation
favorecer — to benefit
Favorecer is regular in the imperfect: favorecía, favorecías, favorecía, favorecíamos, favorecíais, favorecían.
favorecer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing situations, background states, or habits in the past that used to benefit someone.
Notes on favorecer in the Imperfect
Favorecer is a regular -er verb in the imperfect. All forms carry an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
En esa época, la ley favorecía a los propietarios.
In those days, the law used to favor property owners.
él/ella/usted
Sus comentarios siempre favorecían un ambiente de paz.
His comments always promoted (favored) a peaceful atmosphere.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Sentíamos que el sistema no nos favorecía.
We felt that the system wasn't benefiting us.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: favorecia
Correct: favorecía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect must have a written accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: favorezco
Favorecer has a ZC spelling change in the 'yo' form (favorezco), but is regular otherwise.
Preterite
yo: favorecí
Favorecer is completely regular in the preterite: favorecí, favoreciste, favoreció, etc.
Future
yo: favoreceré
Favorecer is regular in the future: keep the infinitive and add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Conditional
yo: favorecería
Favorecer is regular in the conditional: keep the infinitive and add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: favorezca
The ZC change from the 'yo' form carries through all persons: favorezca, favorezcas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: favoreciera
Built from the 3rd person plural preterite: favoreciera, favorecieras, favoreciera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: favorece
Use 'favorece' (tú) or 'favorezca' (usted) to command or strongly suggest a beneficial action.
Negative Imperative
yo: no favorezcas
All forms use the present subjunctive with 'no' and maintain the ZC change.