How to conjugate criar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

criar
to raise, to breed, to bring up
regular verb

Criar means to raise or bring up someone or something, such as children, animals, or plants. It can also refer to breeding animals or cultivating plants.

How to conjugate criar in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
criaba
Tú
criabas
Él / Ella / Usted
criaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
criábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
criabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
criaban

Examples of criar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo criaba perros cuando era niño.
I used to raise dogs when I was a child.
Tú
Tú criabas aves en el campo.
You used to raise birds in the countryside.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella criaba a sus hijos con mucho amor.
She used to raise her children with a lot of love.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros criábamos vacas en la granja.
We used to raise cows on the farm.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros criabais conejos en el jardín.
You all used to raise rabbits in the garden.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos criaban caballos en el establo.
They used to raise horses in the stable.

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Yo criaba perros cuando era niño.

Other conjugations of criar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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