retorcer Imperfect Conjugation
retorcer — to twist
Retorcer is regular in the imperfect: retorcía, retorcías, retorcía, retorcíamos, retorcíais, retorcían.
retorcer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a continuous state of twisting or an ongoing feeling, like writhing in pain over a period of time.
Notes on retorcer in the Imperfect
Retorcer is fully regular in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
De niño, siempre retorcía las puntas de las hojas.
As a child, I always used to twist the corners of the pages.
yo
Mientras hablaba, ella retorcía su cabello.
While she spoke, she was twisting her hair.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros retorcíamos los trapos en el patio.
We used to wring out the rags in the patio.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accent mark (retorcia).
Correct: retorcía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' for all persons.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: retuerzo
Retorcer follows an O-to-UE stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: retorcí
Retorcer is regular in the preterite, following the standard -er ending pattern.
Future
yo: retorceré
Retorcer is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: retorcería
Retorcer is regular in the conditional: retorcería, retorcerías, retorcería...
Present Subjunctive
yo: retuerza
The present subjunctive follows the O > UE stem change, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: retorciera
Formed from the third-person plural preterite: retorciera, retorcieras, retorciera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: retuerce
The imperative uses 'retuerce' (tú) and 'retuerza' (usted) for commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no retuerzas
Uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no retuerzas, no retuerza...