influir Imperfect Conjugation
influir — to influence
Influir is regular in the imperfect: influía, influías, influía, influíamos, influíais, influían.
influir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing influence or factors that used to shape your life habitually in the past.
Notes on influir in the Imperfect
Influir is completely regular in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Antes, la televisión influía más en la gente.
Before, television used to influence people more.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros influíamos en las tendencias de moda.
We used to influence fashion trends.
nosotros
Tus amigos influían negativamente en ti.
Your friends were influencing you negatively.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: influia
Correct: influía
Why: All imperfect endings for -ir verbs require a written accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: influyo
The present of influir adds a 'y' before the ending in most forms: influyo, influyes, influye, influyen.
Preterite
yo: influí
In the preterite, influir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: influyó and influyeron.
Future
yo: influiré
The future of influir is regular: influiré, influirás, influirá, influiremos, influiréis, influirán.
Conditional
yo: influiría
The conditional of influir is regular: influiría, influirías, influiría, influiríamos, influiríais, influirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: influya
The present subjunctive of influir uses a 'y' in all forms: influya, influyas, influya, influyamos, influyáis, influyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: influyera
The imperfect subjunctive of influir is built from the 'ellos' preterite: influyera, influyeras, influyera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: influye
The imperative uses 'influye' (tú) and 'influyan' (ustedes) to command or encourage influence.
Negative Imperative
yo: no influyas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no influyas, no influya, no influyamos, no influyáis, no influyan.