inscribir Imperfect Conjugation
inscribir — to enroll
The imperfect of inscribir is regular: inscribía, inscribías, inscribía, inscribíamos, inscribíais, inscribían.
inscribir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past habit of enrolling people or to set the scene while someone was in the process of signing up.
Notes on inscribir in the Imperfect
This verb follows the standard -ía endings for -ir verbs in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo inscribía a los alumnos manualmente.
Before, I used to enroll the students manually.
yo
Mientras ella se inscribía, yo esperaba afuera.
While she was enrolling, I waited outside.
él/ella/usted
Inscribíamos a mucha gente en verano.
We used to enroll a lot of people in the summer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'inscribía' (imperfect) with 'inscribirá' (future).
Correct: inscribía (past/used to); inscribirá (will).
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the -ía and -á endings. Remember that -ía is for the past.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: inscribo
The present tense of inscribir is regular: inscribo, inscribes, inscribe, inscribimos, inscribís, inscriben.
Preterite
yo: inscribí
The preterite of inscribir is regular: inscribí, inscribiste, inscribió, inscribimos, inscribisteis, inscribieron.
Future
yo: inscribiré
The future of inscribir is regular: inscribiré, inscribirás, inscribirá, inscribiremos, inscribiréis, inscribirán.
Conditional
yo: inscribiría
The conditional of inscribir is regular: inscribiría, inscribirías, inscribiría, inscribiríamos, inscribiríais, inscribirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: inscriba
The present subjunctive of inscribir is regular: inscriba, inscribas, inscriba, inscribamos, inscribáis, inscriban.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: inscribiera
The imperfect subjunctive of inscribir uses the -ra endings: inscribiera, inscribieras, inscribiera, inscribiéramos, inscribierais, inscribieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: inscribe
The affirmative imperative of inscribir uses: inscribe (tú), inscriba (usted), inscribamos (nosotros), inscribid (vosotros), inscriban (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no inscribas
The negative imperative of inscribir uses the present subjunctive: no inscribas (tú), no inscriba (usted), no inscribamos (nosotros), no inscribáis (vosotros), no inscriban (ustedes).