reducir Imperfect Conjugation
reducir — reduce
Reducir is regular in the imperfect: reducía, reducías, reducía, reducíamos, reducíais, reducían.
reducir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a gradual reduction process in the past or a habit of lowering something without a specific end date.
Notes on reducir in the Imperfect
Reducir is regular in the imperfect, following the standard -ir endings with an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Antes, la empresa reducía los costos cada trimestre.
Before, the company used to reduce costs every quarter.
él/ella/usted
Mientras yo reducía la salsa, tú preparabas la pasta.
While I was reducing the sauce, you were preparing the pasta.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í' (reducia).
Correct: Always use an accent: reducía.
Why: All -er and -ir verbs require an accent on the 'i' in the imperfect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reduzco
Reducir is irregular only in the 'yo' form, which ends in -zco (reduzco).
Preterite
yo: reduje
The preterite of reducir is irregular, using a 'j' stem: reduje, redujiste, redujo, redujimos, redujisteis, redujeron.
Future
yo: reduciré
Reducir is regular in the future tense: reduciré, reducirás, reducirá, reduciremos, reduciréis, reducirán.
Conditional
yo: reduciría
Reducir is regular in the conditional: reduciría, reducirías, reduciría, reduciríamos, reduciríais, reducirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reduzca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem from the yo-form: reduzca, reduzcas, reduzca, reduzcamos, reduzcáis, reduzcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: redujera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: redujera, redujeras, redujera, redujéramos, redujerais, redujeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reduce
The imperative uses 'reduce' for tú and 'reduzca' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no reduzcas, no reduzca, no reduzcamos, no reduzcáis, no reduzcan.