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anochecer — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to get dark, to be somewhere at nightfall

The imperfect conjugation of anochecer (irregular spelling-change-c-zc, ranked #2011). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo anochecía
anochecías
él/ella/Ud. anochecía
nosotros anochecíamos
vosotros anochecíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. anochecían

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

Example sentence

Antes yo anochecía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to get dark, to be somewhere at nightfall often.

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