traducir Imperfect Conjugation
traducir — to translate
The imperfect of traducir is regular: traducía, traducías, traducía...
traducir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a translation process that was ongoing in the past or a habit you used to have.
Notes on traducir in the Imperfect
Traducir is regular in the imperfect. It follows the standard -ir verb pattern with accented 'í' endings.
Example Sentences
Antes, yo traducía documentos legales.
Before, I used to translate legal documents.
yo
Él traducía mientras yo tomaba notas.
He was translating while I was taking notes.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros traducíamos muchas cartas en esa oficina.
We used to translate many letters in that office.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: traducía
Why: All imperfect forms of -er and -ir verbs require an accent on the 'i' to separate the vowels.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: traduzco
Traducir is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: traduzco.
Preterite
yo: traduje
Traducir is a 'j-stem' irregular verb in the preterite: traduje, tradujiste, tradujo...
Future
yo: traduciré
The future of traducir is regular: traduciré, traducirás, traducirá...
Conditional
yo: traduciría
The conditional of traducir is regular: traduciría, traducirías, traduciría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: traduzca
Traducir uses the 'zc' spelling change (traduzca) for all people in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tradujera
The imperfect subjunctive of traducir uses the 'j' stem: tradujera, tradujeras, tradujera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: traduce
Use 'traduce' for friends (tú) and 'traduzca' for formal situations (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no traduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' forms: no traduzcas, no traduzca...