suceder imperfect tense conjugation
Suceder (to happen) in the imperfect tense: sucedía, sucedías, sucedía, sucedíamos, sucedíais, sucedían.
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
Suceder is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Suceder in a sentence
- ¿Qué sucede aquí?What's happening here?
- Sucedió algo extraño anoche.Something strange happened last night.
Used mainly in third person, like 'pasar' or 'ocurrir'.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of suceder?
Suceder in the Spanish imperfect tense: yo sucedía, tú sucedías, él/ella/usted sucedía, nosotros sucedíamos, vosotros sucedíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes sucedían.
Is suceder irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense suceder takes the regular endings for its verb class, so sucedía follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish imperfect tense?
The imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions (“was doing”), descriptions, age and time. “Cuando era niño, vivía en Sevilla.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -ar → aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban; -er/-ir → ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: ser (era), ir (iba) and ver (veía).
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