reunir Imperfect Conjugation
reunir — to gather
The imperfect of reunir is regular: reunía, reunías, reunía, reuníamos, reuníais, reunían.
reunir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe recurring meetings in the past or to set the scene (e.g., 'we were gathering the documents when...').
Notes on reunir in the Imperfect
Reunir is regular in the imperfect. All -ir verbs in the imperfect have an accent on the 'í' throughout the entire conjugation.
Example Sentences
Antes nos reuníamos en el café de la esquina.
We used to meet at the corner cafe.
nosotros
Ella reunía sellos de todo el mundo.
She used to collect stamps from all over the world.
él/ella/usted
Los niños siempre se reunían en el parque.
The children always gathered in the park.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: reuniamos (without accent).
Correct: reuníamos
Why: Every single form of the -ir imperfect requires an accent on the letter 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reúno
Reunir has a mandatory accent on the 'ú' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: reúno, reúnes, reúne, reunimos, reunís, reúnen.
Preterite
yo: reuní
The preterite of reunir is regular: reuní, reuniste, reunió, reunimos, reunisteis, reunieron.
Future
yo: reuniré
The future of reunir is regular: reuniré, reunirás, reunirá, reuniremos, reuniréis, reunirán.
Conditional
yo: reuniría
The conditional of reunir is regular: reuniría, reunirías, reuniría, reuniríamos, reuniríais, reunirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reúna
The present subjunctive follows the present indicative's accent pattern: reúna, reúnas, reúna, reunamos, reunáis, reúnan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reuniera
The imperfect subjunctive of reunir is regular: reuniera, reunieras, reuniera, reuniéramos, reunierais, reunieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reúne
Use reúne (tú), reúna (usted), reunamos (nosotros), reunid (vosotros), and reúnan (ustedes) for commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reúnas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no reúnas, no reúna, no reunamos, no reunáis, no reúnan.