Decidir imperfect conjugation
Decidir in the imperfect: decidía, decidías, decidía, decidíamos, decidíais, decidían.
- to decide
- regular
- Participle: decidido
- Gerund: decidiendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | decidía |
|---|---|
| tú | decidías |
| él/ella/usted | decidía |
| nosotros | decidíamos |
| vosotros | decidíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | decidían |
How to use decidir in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: decidía, decidías, decidía, decidíamos, decidían. Use it for who used to decide things or for decisions as a repeated habit: Cada mañana decidía qué ponerse. It also describes a decision in progress, as in Mientras decidía, el precio subió, While I was deciding, the price went up.
Examples
Mientras decidía, el precio de los boletos subió.
While I was deciding, the ticket price went up.
En esa empresa los socios decidían todo sin consultar.
At that company the partners decided everything without consulting anyone.
De niños, mi hermano siempre decidía a qué jugábamos.
As kids, my brother always decided what we played.
Quick check: decidir in the imperfect
More decidir tenses
- All decidir tenses
- Decidir present
- Decidir preterite
- Decidir future
- Decidir conditional
- Decidir present subjunctive
- Decidir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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