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creer — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to believe / to think

The imperfect conjugation of creer (regular -er verb, ranked #18). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo creía
creías
él/ella/Ud. creía
nosotros creíamos
vosotros creíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. creían

Example sentence

Antes yo creía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to believe / to think often.

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