forzar Imperfect Conjugation
forzar — to force
The imperfect of forzar is completely regular: forzaba, forzabas, forzaba, forzábamos, forzabais, forzaban.
forzar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing pressure, habits of forcing things in the past, or describing a state of strain that was happening in the background.
Notes on forzar in the Imperfect
Forzar is regular in the imperfect. There are no stem changes or spelling shifts in this tense.
Example Sentences
De niño, yo forzaba la vista para leer en la oscuridad.
As a child, I used to strain my eyes to read in the dark.
yo
Ellos forzaban a los empleados a trabajar extra.
They used to force the employees to work extra.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Forzábamos la puerta cada vez que se trababa.
We would force the door every time it got stuck.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change like 'fuerzaba'.
Correct: forzaba
Why: Stem changes for -ar verbs do not apply in the imperfect tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fuerzo
Forzar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in the present tense: fuerzo, fuerzas, fuerza, forzamos, forzáis, fuerzan.
Preterite
yo: forcé
The preterite of forzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (forcé) but is otherwise regular.
Future
yo: forzaré
The future tense of forzar is regular: forzaré, forzarás, forzará, forzaremos, forzaréis, forzarán.
Conditional
yo: forzaría
The conditional of forzar is regular: forzaría, forzarías, forzaría, forzaríamos, forzaríais, forzarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fuerce
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue) and the z > c spelling change: fuerce, fuerces, fuerce, forcemos, forcéis, fuercen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: forzara
The imperfect subjunctive of forzar is regular based on the preterite stem: forzara, forzaras, forzara, forzáramos, forzarais, forzaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fuerza
The imperative uses the stem change (o > ue) for most commands: fuerza (tú), fuerce (usted), forzad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no fuerces
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no fuerces (tú), no fuerce (usted), no forcemos (nosotros).