crecíamos

Crecíamos is the imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb crecer for the first-person plural. It translates as “we were growing” or “we used to grow” and is used to describe ongoing growth or development in the past. The form can refer to physical growth, such as height or size, as well as figurative growth, such as maturity or experience.

Etymology and grammar: Crecer comes from Latin crescere. In the imperfect tense, the stem grows by adding the personal ending -íamos to crec-, producing crecíamos. The accent on í marks the correct stress and distinguishes it from other forms.

Usage notes: The imperfect expresses ongoing or habitual action in the past, often without a defined end point. Crecíamos is commonly used in narratives to set a background of gradual change, or in descriptive passages to convey development over time.

Examples:

- Spanish: Cuando éramos niños, crecíamos poco a poco cada año.

- English translation: When we were children, we grew little by little each year.

- Spanish: Durante la adolescencia, crecíamos en estatura y en confianza.

- English translation: During adolescence, we grew in height and in confidence.

See also: crecer, other imperfect forms of crecer such as crecía, crecías, crecía, crecíamos, crecíais, crecían.