predecir Imperfect Conjugation
predecir — to predict
The imperfect of predecir is regular for -ir verbs: predecía, predecías, predecía, predecíamos, predecíais, predecían.
predecir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing or habitual predictions in the past, or to describe what someone used to predict.
Notes on predecir in the Imperfect
Predecir is completely regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
Mi abuela siempre predecía quién iba a llamar.
My grandmother always predicted who was going to call.
él/ella/usted
En esa época, nosotros predecíamos el clima mirando las nubes.
In those days, we used to predict the weather by looking at the clouds.
nosotros
Los antiguos griegos predecían el futuro en el oráculo.
The ancient Greeks used to predict the future at the oracle.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: predecía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: predigo
The present indicative of predecir changes 'e' to 'i' and adds a 'g' in the 'yo' form: predigo, predices, predice, predecimos, predecís, predicen.
Preterite
yo: predije
The preterite of predecir is irregular with a 'j' stem: predije, predijiste, predijo, predijimos, predijisteis, predijeron.
Future
yo: predeciré
The future indicative of predecir is regular, using the full infinitive: predeciré, predecirás, predecirá, predeciremos, predeciréis, predecirán.
Conditional
yo: predeciría
The conditional of predecir is regular: predeciría, predecirías, predeciría, predeciríamos, predeciríais, predecirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prediga
The present subjunctive of predecir uses the 'g' stem: prediga, predigas, prediga, predigamos, predigáis, predigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: predijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: predijera, predijeras, predijera, predijéramos, predijerais, predijeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: predice
The affirmative imperative uses 'predice' for tú and 'predigan' for ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no predigas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no predigas, no prediga, no predigamos, no predigáis, no predigan.