fluir Imperfect Conjugation
fluir — to flow
The imperfect of fluir is regular: fluía, fluías, fluía, fluíamos, fluíais, fluían.
fluir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe how something used to flow continuously or as background information in the past.
Notes on fluir in the Imperfect
Fluir is regular in the imperfect. Note that all forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Antes, el dinero fluía sin problemas.
Before, money used to flow without problems.
él/ella/usted
Las aguas fluían tranquilas por el valle.
The waters were flowing calmly through the valley.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Sentía que yo fluía con el universo.
I felt that I was flowing with the universe.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'fluia' without the accent.
Correct: fluía
Why: All -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' to separate the vowels into two syllables (hiatus).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fluyo
The present tense adds a 'y' to most forms: fluyo, fluyes, fluye, fluimos, fluís, fluyen.
Preterite
yo: fluí
In the preterite, fluir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third person: fluí, fluiste, fluyó, fluimos, fluisteis, fluyeron.
Future
yo: fluiré
The future tense is regular for fluir: fluiré, fluirás, fluirá, fluiremos, fluiréis, fluirán.
Conditional
yo: fluiría
The conditional is regular for fluir: fluiría, fluirías, fluiría, fluiríamos, fluiríais, fluirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fluya
The present subjunctive of fluir features a 'y' spelling change: fluya, fluyas, fluya, fluyamos, fluyáis, fluyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fluyera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'fluy-' stem: fluyera, fluyeras, fluyera, fluyéramos, fluyerais, fluyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fluye
The imperative uses 'y' in most forms: fluye (tú), fluya (usted), fluyamos (nosotros), fluid (vosotros), fluyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no fluyas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no fluyas, no fluya, no fluyamos, no fluyáis, no fluyan.