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

coger — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to take / to grab

The imperfect conjugation of coger (irregular spelling-change -cer/cir, ranked #115). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo cogía
cogías
él/ella/Ud. cogía
nosotros cogíamos
vosotros cogíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. cogían

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

Example sentence

Antes yo cogía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to take / to grab often.

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