trascender Imperfect Conjugation
trascender — to transcend
Trascender is regular in the imperfect: trascendía, trascendías, trascendía, trascendíamos, trascendíais, trascendían.
trascender Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe an ongoing state of influence in the past or to describe how information was gradually becoming known over time.
Notes on trascender in the Imperfect
This verb is completely regular in the imperfect. All forms carry a written accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
En esa época, su arte trascendía lo convencional.
In those days, his art transcended the conventional.
él/ella/usted
Sentíamos que nuestra amistad trascendía el tiempo.
We felt that our friendship transcended time.
él/ella/usted
Las noticias trascendían poco a poco.
The news was leaking out little by little.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: trascendia
Correct: trascendía
Why: All -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect must have an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trasciendo
The present of trascender follows an e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: trascendí
Trascender is regular in the preterite, following the standard -er endings without any stem changes.
Future
yo: trascenderé
The future is regular: add endings to the infinitive (trascenderé, trascenderás, trascenderá).
Conditional
yo: trascendería
The conditional is regular: infinitive + -ía endings (trascendería, trascenderías...).
Present Subjunctive
yo: trascienda
The present subjunctive follows the e > ie change (trascienda) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: trascendiera
Formed from the third-person plural preterite: trascendiera, trascendieras, trascendiera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: trasciende
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms (trasciende, trascienda).
Negative Imperative
yo: no trasciendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.