Concluía

Concluía is a Spanish verb form, specifically the imperfect indicative of concluir, meaning to conclude or to finish. This form is used for actions that were ongoing, habitual, or that set the scene in the past. The subject is often clear from context, but concluía is identical for yo and for él/ella/usted, which can require surrounding information to disambiguate.

Conjugation and etymology: In the imperfect tense, the endings for -ir/-er verbs are -ía, so concluía corresponds to both yo concluía and él/ella/usted concluía. The verb shares its root with other related forms such as concluí, concluyó, and ha concluido in other tenses. Etymologically, concluir comes from Latin concludere, formed with con- “together” and cludere “to close,” and it has inherited the sense of bringing something to a close or finishing it.

Usage notes: In narrative or formal writing, concluía can describe a past process of reaching a conclusion or the end result of an investigation, argument, or discussion. It can also express a habitual past action. Examples: “La investigación concluía que las pruebas eran insuficientes.” “Yo concluía mis estudios en 2005.” In Portuguese, a corresponding imperfect form is also concluía, with a similar meaning and usage.

See also: concluir; conclusión.