-ar verb irregular · spelling-change-c-qu Advanced

criticar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to criticize

The imperfect conjugation of criticar (irregular spelling-change-c-qu, ranked #2067). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo criticaba
criticabas
él/ella/Ud. criticaba
nosotros criticábamos
vosotros criticabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. criticaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo criticaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to criticize often.

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