-ir verb irregular · stem-changing e>ie Advanced

herir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to injure / to wound

The imperfect conjugation of herir (irregular stem-changing e>ie, ranked #483). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo hería
herías
él/ella/Ud. hería
nosotros heríamos
vosotros heríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. herían

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

Example sentence

Antes yo hería con frecuencia.

Before, I used to injure / to wound often.

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