surgir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to arise, to emerge, to come up
The imperfect conjugation of surgir (irregular spelling-change-gi-je, ranked #2406). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | surgía |
| tú | surgías |
| él/ella/Ud. | surgía |
| nosotros | surgíamos |
| vosotros | surgíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | surgían |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -ir imperfect pattern.
Example sentence
Antes yo surgía con frecuencia.
Before, I used to arise, to emerge, to come up often.
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