-er verb irregular · spelling-change -cer/cir Advanced

agradecer — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to thank / to be grateful

The imperfect conjugation of agradecer (irregular spelling-change -cer/cir, ranked #307). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo agradecía
agradecías
él/ella/Ud. agradecía
nosotros agradecíamos
vosotros agradecíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. agradecían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -er imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo agradecía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to thank / to be grateful often.

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