Crear imperfect conjugation
Crear in the imperfect: creaba, creabas, creaba, creábamos, creabais, creaban.
- to create; to make
- regular
- Participle: creado
- Gerund: creando
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | creaba |
|---|---|
| tú | creabas |
| él/ella/usted | creaba |
| nosotros | creábamos |
| vosotros | creabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | creaban |
How to use crear in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: creaba, creabas, creábamos, creaban. It describes creative habits in the past (creaba sus propios muebles) and situations that were developing: la falta de información creaba desconfianza. Use it for background and repeated actions, and the preterite for a single act of creation, such as founding a company. The nosotros form creábamos carries an accent.
Examples
Mi mamá creaba la ropa de toda la familia.
My mom made clothes for the whole family.
La falta de comunicación creaba muchos malentendidos.
The lack of communication was causing a lot of misunderstandings.
En el taller creábamos piezas de cerámica.
In the workshop we made ceramic pieces.
Quick check: crear in the imperfect
More crear tenses
- All crear tenses
- Crear present
- Crear preterite
- Crear future
- Crear conditional
- Crear present subjunctive
- Crear affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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