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padecer — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to suffer, to endure

The imperfect conjugation of padecer (irregular spelling-change, ranked #2304). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo padecía
padecías
él/ella/Ud. padecía
nosotros padecíamos
vosotros padecíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. padecían

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

Example sentence

Antes yo padecía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to suffer, to endure often.

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