-er verb irregular · spelling-change -cer/cir Intermediate

establecer — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to establish

The imperfect conjugation of establecer (irregular spelling-change -cer/cir, ranked #113). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo establecía
establecías
él/ella/Ud. establecía
nosotros establecíamos
vosotros establecíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. establecían

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

Example sentence

Antes yo establecía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to establish often.

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