-ir verb Advanced

residir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to reside, to live

The imperfect conjugation of residir (regular -ir verb, ranked #653). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo residía
residías
él/ella/Ud. residía
nosotros residíamos
vosotros residíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. residían

Example sentence

Antes yo residía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to reside, to live often.

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