-er verb Intermediate

suceder — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to happen / to occur

The imperfect conjugation of suceder (regular -er verb, ranked #188). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo sucedía
sucedías
él/ella/Ud. sucedía
nosotros sucedíamos
vosotros sucedíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. sucedían

Example sentence

Antes yo sucedía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to happen / to occur often.

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