-er verb irregular · spelling-change-cer-za Advanced

vencer — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to defeat, to overcome, to expire

The imperfect conjugation of vencer (irregular spelling-change-cer-za, ranked #2424). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo vencía
vencías
él/ella/Ud. vencía
nosotros vencíamos
vosotros vencíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. vencían

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

Example sentence

Antes yo vencía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to defeat, to overcome, to expire often.

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