proseguir Imperfect Conjugation
proseguir — to continue
Proseguir is completely regular in the imperfect: proseguía, proseguías, proseguía, proseguíamos, proseguíais, proseguían.
proseguir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a continuous action or a process that was ongoing in the past without a specific end.
Notes on proseguir in the Imperfect
There are no stem changes in the imperfect for -ir verbs. It follows the standard -ía endings.
Example Sentences
La lluvia proseguía mientras caminábamos.
The rain was continuing while we were walking.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros proseguíamos con el plan original.
We were continuing with the original plan.
nosotros
Siempre proseguías tus estudios por la noche.
You always continued your studies at night.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prosiguiamos
Correct: proseguíamos
Why: Learners often try to carry the stem change from the present or preterite into the imperfect, but it is not needed here.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prosigo
Proseguir is a stem-changing verb (e -> i) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: prosigo, prosigues, prosigue, proseguimos, proseguís, prosiguen.
Preterite
yo: proseguí
Proseguir has a third-person stem change (e -> i): proseguí, proseguiste, prosiguió, proseguimos, proseguisteis, prosiguieron.
Future
yo: proseguiré
Proseguir is regular in the future; simply add endings to the infinitive: proseguiré, proseguirás, proseguirá...
Conditional
yo: proseguiría
The conditional of proseguir is regular: proseguiría, proseguirías, proseguiría, proseguiríamos, proseguiríais, proseguirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prosiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'i' stem change and the 'g' from the 'yo' form: prosiga, prosigas, prosiga, prosigamos, prosigáis, prosigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prosiguiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'prosigu-' stem from the preterite: prosiguiera, prosiguieras, prosiguiera, prosiguiéramos, prosiguierais, prosiguieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prosigue
The imperative uses 'prosigue' (tú) and 'proseguid' (vosotros), while other forms match the subjunctive: prosiga, prosigamos, prosigan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no prosigas
The negative imperative always matches the present subjunctive: no prosigas, no prosiga, no prosigamos, no prosigáis, no prosigan.