sucumbir Imperfect Conjugation
sucumbir — to give in
Imperfect of sucumbir: sucumbía, sucumbías, sucumbía, sucumbíamos, sucumbíais, sucumbían.
sucumbir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past where someone was in the process of giving in, or used to give in regularly.
Notes on sucumbir in the Imperfect
Sucumbir is a regular -ir verb and is regular in the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
Cuando era joven, sucumbía a la presión de mis padres.
When I was young, I used to give in to my parents' pressure.
yo
El ejército sucumbía lentamente ante el asedio.
The army was slowly succumbing to the siege.
él/ella/usted
Solíamos pensar que no sucumbiríamos, pero nos equivocamos.
We used to think we wouldn't give in, but we were wrong.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect for a single, completed past action.
Correct: For a one-time event, use the preterite ('sucumbió'). For ongoing or habitual past actions, use the imperfect ('sucumbía').
Why: The imperfect describes the background or duration of past events, not the specific endpoint.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sucumbo
Present of sucumbir: sucumbo, sucumbes, sucumbe, sucumbimos, sucumbís, sucumben.
Preterite
yo: sucumbí
Preterite of sucumbir: sucumbí, sucumbiste, sucumbió, sucumbimos, sucumbisteis, sucumbieron.
Future
yo: sucumbiré
Future of sucumbir: sucumbiré, sucumbirás, sucumbirá, sucumbiremos, sucumbiréis, sucumbirán.
Conditional
yo: sucumbiría
Conditional of sucumbir: sucumbiría, sucumbirías, sucumbiría, sucumbiríamos, sucumbiríais, sucumbirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sucumba
Present subjunctive of sucumbir: sucumba (yo/él/ella/usted), sucumbas (tú), sucumbamos (nosotros), sucumban (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sucumbiera
Imperfect subjunctive of sucumbir: sucumbiera/sucumbiese (yo/él/ella/usted), sucumbieras/sucumbieses (tú), sucumbiéramos/sucumbiésemos (nosotros), sucumbieran/sucumbiesen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sucumbe
Imperative of sucumbir: sucumbe (tú), sucumba (usted), sucumbamos (nosotros), sucumban (ustedes), sucumbid (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sucumbas
Negative imperative of sucumbir: no sucumbas (tú), no sucumba (usted), no sucumbamos (nosotros), no sucumban (ustedes), no sucumbáis (vosotros).