sumergir Imperfect Conjugation
sumergir — to submerge
The imperfect of sumergir is regular: sumergía, sumergías, sumergía, sumergíamos, sumergíais, sumergían.
sumergir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past actions or descriptions, like describing a submarine that was submerged for hours or a habit of diving into books as a child.
Notes on sumergir in the Imperfect
Sumergir is regular in the imperfect. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
De niño, me sumergía en mis pensamientos.
As a child, I used to immerse myself in my thoughts.
yo
Sumergíamos las galletas en la leche cada tarde.
We used to dip the cookies in the milk every afternoon.
nosotros
Las rocas se sumergían cuando subía la marea.
The rocks were submerged when the tide rose.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent mark on the 'i'.
Correct: sumergía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect indicative require an accent on the 'i' to mark the stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sumerjo
Sumergir changes 'g' to 'j' only in the 'yo' form (sumerjo) to keep the soft 'h' sound.
Preterite
yo: sumergí
Sumergir is regular in the preterite: sumergí, sumergiste, sumergió, sumergimos, sumergisteis, sumergieron.
Future
yo: sumergiré
The future of sumergir is regular: sumergiré, sumergirás, sumergirá, sumergiremos, sumergiréis, sumergirán.
Conditional
yo: sumergiría
The conditional of sumergir is regular: sumergiría, sumergirías, sumergiría, sumergiríamos, sumergiríais, sumergirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sumerja
The present subjunctive uses a 'j' in all forms: sumerja, sumerjas, sumerja, sumerjamos, sumerjáis, sumerjan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sumergiera
The imperfect subjunctive of sumergir is regular: sumergiera, sumergieras, sumergiera, sumergiéramos, sumergierais, sumergieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sumerge
The imperative uses 'g' for 'tú' (sumerge) but 'j' for 'usted/ustedes' (sumerja/sumerjan).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sumerjas
All negative commands for sumergir use 'j': no sumerjas, no sumerja, no sumerjamos, no sumerjáis, no sumerjan.