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existir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to exist

The imperfect conjugation of existir (regular -ir verb, ranked #39). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo existía
existías
él/ella/Ud. existía
nosotros existíamos
vosotros existíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. existían

Example sentence

Antes yo existía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to exist often.

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