torcer Imperfect Conjugation
torcer — to twist
The imperfect of torcer is completely regular: torcía, torcías, torcía, torcíamos, torcíais, torcían.
torcer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a road that used to twist, a habit of twisting your hair, or an ongoing action that was happening in the past.
Notes on torcer in the Imperfect
Torcer is regular in the imperfect. There are no stem changes or spelling changes in this tense.
Example Sentences
La carretera torcía constantemente por la montaña.
The road twisted constantly through the mountain.
él/ella/usted
De niña, ella siempre se torcía el pelo.
As a girl, she always used to twist her hair.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros torcíamos las sábanas entre los dos.
We used to wring out the sheets between the two of us.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change like 'tuercía'.
Correct: torcía
Why: The o-ue stem change never occurs in the imperfect tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tuerzo
The present tense of torcer features an o-ue stem change and a c-z spelling change in the 'yo' form.
Preterite
yo: torcí
The preterite of torcer is regular in its endings, but watch for the 'c' to 'z' change in the 'yo' form.
Future
yo: torceré
The future tense of torcer is regular, using the full infinitive as the base.
Conditional
yo: torcería
The conditional of torcer is regular: torcería, torcerías, torcería, torceríamos, torceríais, torcerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tuerza
The present subjunctive of torcer uses the 'z' from the 'yo' form and the o-ue stem change.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: torciera
The imperfect subjunctive of torcer is based on the preterite 'ellos' form: torcieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tuerce
The imperative uses 'tuerce' for informal commands and 'tuerza' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tuerzas
Negative commands for torcer always use the present subjunctive forms.