incumbir Imperfect Conjugation
incumbir — to concern
The imperfect of incumbir is regular: incumbía, incumbías, incumbía, incumbíamos, incumbíais, incumbían.
incumbir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past related to what concerned someone, or background situations. It sets the scene.
Notes on incumbir in the Imperfect
Incumbir is regular in the imperfect indicative. All forms are derived regularly from the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Antes, me incumbía organizar las reuniones.
Before, it concerned me to organize the meetings (habitual).
yo
Cuando era joven, le incumbía poco el futuro.
When I was young, the future concerned him little.
él/ella/usted
Nos incumbía la tarea de vigilar.
The task of watching concerned us (ongoing in the past).
nosotros
Mientras estudiabas, te incumbía investigar.
While you were studying, it concerned you to research.
tú
Les incumbía a ellos la responsabilidad de la seguridad.
The responsibility for security concerned them.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'incumbió' instead of the imperfect 'incumbía' for descriptions or habits.
Correct: Use 'incumbía' for ongoing actions, descriptions, or repeated events in the past.
Why: The imperfect sets the scene or describes continuous/habitual actions, whereas the preterite marks a completed event.
Mistake: Confusing the 'vosotros' form 'incumbíais' with other verb endings.
Correct: The correct form is 'incumbíais'.
Why: This form follows the standard pattern for regular -ir verbs in the imperfect, adding '-íais' to the stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incumbo
The present indicative of incumbir is regular: incumbo, incumbes, incumbe, incumbimos, incumbís, incumben.
Preterite
yo: incumbí
The preterite of incumbir is regular: incumbí, incumbiste, incumbió, incumbimos, incumbisteis, incumbieron.
Future
yo: incumbiré
The future tense of incumbir is regular: incumbiré, incumbirás, incumbirá, incumbiremos, incumbiréis, incumbirán.
Conditional
yo: incumbiría
The conditional of incumbir is regular: incumbiría, incumbirías, incumbiría, incumbiríamos, incumbiríais, incumbirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incumba
The present subjunctive of incumbir is: incumbamos, incumban, incumba, incumbas, incumbáis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incumbiera
The imperfect subjunctive of incumbir has two forms: incumbiera/incumbiera and incumbiese/incumbiese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incumbe
The imperative of incumbir is irregular: incumbe, incumba, incumbamos, incumba, incumbid, incumban.
Negative Imperative
yo: no incumbas
Negative commands for incumbir use the present subjunctive: no incumbas, no incumba, no incumbamos, no incumban, no incumbáis.