suspender Imperfect Conjugation
suspender — to fail
The imperfect of suspender is suspendía, suspendías, suspendía, suspendíamos, suspendíais, suspendían.
suspender Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect tense for ongoing actions in the past, habitual actions, or descriptions. For example, 'He used to fail tests' or 'The company was suspending operations.'
Notes on suspender in the Imperfect
Suspender is regular in the imperfect tense. The forms are standard for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
Cuando era joven, suspendía el curso a menudo.
When I was young, I used to fail the course often.
yo
Tú suspendías el pago cada mes.
You used to suspend the payment every month.
tú
Ella suspendía sus actividades cuando llovía.
She used to suspend her activities when it rained.
él/ella/usted
Ellos suspendían la producción durante el invierno.
They used to suspend production during the winter.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'suspendió' for a repeated action in the past.
Correct: Use the imperfect 'suspendía' for repeated or habitual actions: 'Antes, él suspendía el examen cada año.'
Why: The imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions, not single completed events.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suspendo
The present tense of suspender is suspendo, suspendes, suspende, suspendemos, suspendéis, suspenden.
Preterite
yo: suspendí
The preterite of suspender is regular: suspendí, suspendiste, suspendió, suspendimos, suspendisteis, suspendieron.
Future
yo: suspenderé
The future of suspender is regular: suspenderé, suspenderás, suspenderá, suspenderemos, suspenderéis, suspenderán.
Conditional
yo: suspendería
The conditional of suspender is regular: suspendería, suspenderías, suspendería, suspenderíamos, suspenderíais, suspenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suspenda
The present subjunctive of suspender is suspenda, suspendas, suspenda, suspendamos, suspendáis, suspendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suspendiera
The imperfect subjunctive suspender forms are suspendiera/suspendieras/suspendiera/suspendiéramos/suspendierais/suspendieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suspende
Use suspende (tú), suspenda (usted), suspendamos (nosotros), suspended (vosotros), suspendan (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no suspendas
Use no suspendas (tú), no suspenda (usted), no suspendamos (nosotros), no suspendáis (vosotros), no suspendan (ustedes) for negative commands.