-er verb irregular · stem-change-e-ie Advanced

ascender — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to ascend, to rise, to be promoted

The imperfect conjugation of ascender (irregular stem-change-e-ie, ranked #2016). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo ascendía
ascendías
él/ella/Ud. ascendía
nosotros ascendíamos
vosotros ascendíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ascendían

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

Example sentence

Antes yo ascendía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to ascend, to rise, to be promoted often.

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