Introducíais

Introducíais is a Spanish verb form that corresponds to the second-person plural imperfect indicative (vosotros form) of the verb introducir. It translates roughly as “you all introduced” or “you all were introducing” in past contexts. The form is used in regions where the vosotros form is standard and is not used in most of Latin America, where ustedes and their corresponding past forms prevail.

Morphology and conjugation

The imperfect tense for verbs ending in -ir follows a regular pattern for the vosotros form. For introducir, the full imperfect indicative conjugation is as follows: yo introducía, tú introducías, él/ella/usted introducía, nosotros/nosotras introducíamos, vosotros/vosotras introducíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes introducían. The accent on the í in introducíais marks the stressed syllable and is required for correct orthography in standard Spanish.

Usage and regional variation

Introducíais appears primarily in texts or speech that employ the traditional voseo or in Spain and some other Spanish-speaking communities where the vosotros form is standard. In Latin American Spanish, the corresponding past action would typically use ustedes: introducían. Because of this regional difference, introducíais is less common outside Spain and formal or literary contexts. It can appear in historical writing, fiction, or discussions of grammar that explicitly reference the vosotros paradigm.

Examples

- Cuando trabajábamos juntos, vosotros introducíais datos en la base de datos cada día.

- En esa época, introducíais manuales a la colección de forma regular.

Etymology

The form derives from the verb introducir, with the imperfect vosotros ending -íais attached to the stem introduc-. The acute accent on í signals the distinct stress pattern of this tense form.