seducir Imperfect Conjugation
seducir — to seduce
The imperfect of seducir is regular: seducía, seducías, seducía, seducíamos, seducíais, seducían.
seducir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a person or thing that was consistently charming or to set the scene of an ongoing attraction in the past.
Notes on seducir in the Imperfect
Seducir is regular in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Él seducía a las masas con sus discursos.
He used to captivate the masses with his speeches.
él/ella/usted
En aquel entonces, la idea nos seducía mucho.
Back then, the idea was very appealing to us.
él/ella/usted
Tú seducías a todos con tu ingenio.
You used to charm everyone with your wit.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'i' (e.g., 'seducia').
Correct: seducía
Why: All -ir verbs in the imperfect require an accent on the 'i' to mark the stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: seduzco
Seducir is regular in the present except for the 'yo' form: seduzco.
Preterite
yo: seduje
The preterite of seducir is irregular with a 'j' stem: seduje, sedujiste, sedujo, sedujimos, sedujisteis, sedujeron.
Future
yo: seduciré
The future of seducir is regular: seduciré, seducirás, seducirá, seduciremos, seduciréis, seducirán.
Conditional
yo: seduciría
The conditional of seducir is regular: seduciría, seducirías, seduciría, seduciríamos, seduciríais, seducirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: seduzca
The present subjunctive of seducir features a 'zc' spelling change: seduzca, seduzcas, seduzca, seduzcamos, seduzcáis, seduzcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sedujera
The imperfect subjunctive of seducir uses the 'j' stem: sedujera, sedujeras, sedujera, sedujéramos, sedujerais, sedujeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: seduce
The imperative uses 'seduce' for tú and 'seduzca/n' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no seduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' subjunctive forms: no seduzcas, no seduzca, no seduzcamos, no seduzcáis, no seduzcan.