toser Imperfect Conjugation
toser — to cough
The imperfect of toser is 'tosía', 'tosías', 'tosía', 'tosíamos', 'tosíais', 'tosían'.
toser Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing or habitual coughing in the past. For example, 'Tosía durante toda la noche' (He was coughing all night long) or 'Cuando era niño, tosía mucho en invierno' (When I was a child, I used to cough a lot in winter).
Notes on toser in the Imperfect
Toser is regular in the imperfect tense. It follows the standard pattern for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo tosía mucho cuando era pequeño.
I used to cough a lot when I was little.
yo
Tú tosías cada vez que te levantabas.
You coughed every time you got up.
tú
Él tosía y nadie sabía por qué.
He was coughing and nobody knew why.
él/ella/usted
Ellos tosían por el humo.
They were coughing because of the smoke.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite 'tose' or 'tosió' for ongoing past coughing.
Correct: For continuous or habitual past coughing, use the imperfect: 'Tosía' or 'Tosían'.
Why: The preterite is for completed actions, while the imperfect describes ongoing background actions or habits.
Mistake: Confusing the imperfect endings.
Correct: Remember the imperfect endings for -er/-ir verbs: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Why: These endings can be tricky, especially the 'i' before the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: toso
The present tense of toser is 'toso', 'toses', 'tose', 'tosemos', 'toséis', 'tosen'.
Preterite
yo: tosí
The preterite of toser is regular: tosí, tosiste, tosió, tosimos, tosisteis, tosieron.
Future
yo: toseré
The future tense of toser is 'toseré', 'toserás', 'toserá', 'toseremos', 'toseréis', 'toserán'.
Conditional
yo: tosería
The conditional of toser is 'tosería', 'toserías', 'tosería', 'toseríamos', 'toseríais', 'toserían'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tosa
The present subjunctive of toser is 'cosa', 'toses', 'tosa', 'tosamos', 'tosáis', 'tosan'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tosiera
The imperfect subjunctive of toser (-ra or -se form) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'tosiera' or 'tosiera'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tose
Tose (tú), tosed (vosotros), and tose/tosa/tosen (usted/ustedes) are the commands for 'toser'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tosas
Use no + subjunctive: no tosa (usted), no tosas (tú), no toseamos (nosotros), no tosed (vosotros), no tosan (ustedes).