suscribir Imperfect Conjugation
suscribir — to subscribe
The imperfect of suscribir is regular: suscribía, suscribías, suscribía, suscribíamos, suscribíais, suscribían.
suscribir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing past states or habits, like 'I used to subscribe' or 'I was signing when...'.
Notes on suscribir in the Imperfect
All -ir verbs are regular in the imperfect. Note the accent on every 'i'.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo me suscribía a periódicos impresos.
Before, I used to subscribe to print newspapers.
yo
Suscribíamos el mismo servicio todos los años.
We used to subscribe to the same service every year.
nosotros
Él suscribía todo lo que decía su jefe.
He used to agree with everything his boss said.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent mark on the 'i'.
Correct: suscribía
Why: Without the accent, the pronunciation and tense are incorrect; the 'ia' must be broken into two syllables.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suscribo
The present tense of suscribir is regular: suscribo, suscribes, suscribe, suscribimos, suscribís, suscriben.
Preterite
yo: suscribí
The preterite of suscribir is regular: suscribí, suscribiste, suscribió, suscribimos, suscribisteis, suscribieron.
Future
yo: suscribiré
The future tense uses the full infinitive as a base: suscribiré, suscribirás, suscribirá, suscribiremos, suscribiréis, suscribirán.
Conditional
yo: suscribiría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: suscribiría, suscribirías, suscribiría, suscribiríamos, suscribiríais, suscribirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suscriba
The present subjunctive of suscribir is regular: suscriba, suscribas, suscriba, suscribamos, suscribáis, suscriban.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suscribiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the -ra endings: suscribiera, suscribieras, suscribiera, suscribiéramos, suscribierais, suscribieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suscribe
The affirmative imperative gives direct commands: suscribe (tú), suscribid (vosotros), suscriba (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no suscribas
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no suscribas, no suscriba, no suscribamos, no suscribáis, no suscriban.