yacer Imperfect Conjugation
yacer — to lie
The imperfect of yacer is regular: yacía, yacías, yacía, yacíamos, yacíais, yacían.
yacer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a state of lying or being situated in the past without a specific end point, common in storytelling.
Notes on yacer in the Imperfect
Yacer is regular in the imperfect. All -er verbs in this tense take the -ía endings.
Example Sentences
La ciudad yacía bajo un manto de nieve.
The city lay under a blanket of snow.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros yacíamos en el césped cada tarde.
We used to lie on the grass every afternoon.
nosotros
Las llaves yacían sobre la mesa.
The keys were lying on the table.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Omitting the accent on the 'i'.
Correct: yacía
Why: All imperfect endings for -er and -ir verbs require an accent on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: yazgo
The present tense of yacer is irregular in the 'yo' form (yazgo), while the rest follow regular -er endings.
Preterite
yo: yací
The preterite of yacer is regular: yací, yaciste, yació, yacimos, yacisteis, yacieron.
Future
yo: yaceré
The future tense of yacer is regular: yaceré, yacerás, yacerá, yaceremos, yaceréis, yacerán.
Conditional
yo: yacería
The conditional of yacer is regular: yacería, yacerías, yacería, yaceríamos, yaceríais, yacerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: yazga
The present subjunctive of yacer is built from the irregular 'yo' stem: yazga, yazgas, yazga, yazgamos, yazgáis, yazgan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: yaciera
The imperfect subjunctive of yacer uses the regular preterite stem: yaciera, yacieras, yaciera, yaciéramos, yacierais, yacieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: yace
The imperative uses 'yace' for tú and the irregular 'yazga' for formal/plural commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no yazgas
The negative imperative of yacer uses the present subjunctive forms: no yazgas, no yazga, no yazgamos, no yazgáis, no yazgan.