preceder Imperfect Conjugation
preceder — to precede
Preceder is regular in the imperfect: precedía, precedías, precedía, precedíamos, precedíais, precedían.
preceder Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect for ongoing or habitual actions in the past where something was preceding something else, or to describe the background context.
Notes on preceder in the Imperfect
Preceder is regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
Ella siempre me precedía en las carreras.
She always went before me in the races.
Antes, el discurso precedía al banquete.
Before, the speech preceded the banquet.
él/ella/usted
Mientras yo esperaba, ellos nos precedían.
While I waited, they were going ahead of us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite for a repeated past action.
Correct: For 'She used to go before me', use 'Me precedía', not 'Me precedió'.
Why: The imperfect describes habitual or continuous past actions, while the preterite describes completed ones.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: precedo
Preceder is regular in the present indicative: precedo, precedes, precede, precedemos, precedéis, preceden.
Preterite
yo: precedí
Preceder is regular in the preterite: precedí, precediste, precedió, precedimos, precedisteis, precedieron.
Future
yo: precederé
Preceder is regular in the future tense: precederé, precederás, precederá, precederemos, precederéis, precederán.
Conditional
yo: precedería
Preceder is regular in the conditional: precedería, precederías, precedería, precederíamos, precederíais, precederían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: preceda
The present subjunctive of preceder (preceda) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: precediera
The imperfect subjunctive of preceder (precediera/precediera) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: precede
Use the imperative of preceder for direct commands like 'precede tú' or 'precedan ustedes'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no precedas
Negative commands for preceder use the present subjunctive, like 'no precedas tú' or 'no precedan ustedes'.