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Conjugation Chart of “Crecer” (to grow) in the Preterite (Past) Tense

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Understanding the Preterite (Past) Tense of “Crecer”

The preterite of crecer is used to express when someone or something grew during a specific period in the past. For example, “The plant grew a lot last summer” – “La planta creció mucho el verano pasado.”

This is a regular -er verb in the preterite tense. Despite having a ‘c’ in the stem, it follows the standard -er conjugation pattern without any spelling changes.

How to Use Crecer in the Preterite (Past) Tense

The Preterite of crecer describes completed periods of growth or development.

To grow/develop: Used for completed growth periods, for example Crecí en la ciudad (I grew up in the city), or Las plantas crecieron rápido (The plants grew quickly).

To increase/expand: Refers to expansion or increase, for example La empresa creció mucho ese año (The company grew a lot that year).

Real Life Examples of Crecer in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Crecí en una ciudad pequeña. (I grew up in a small city.)

¿Dónde creciste tú? (Where did you grow up?)

El árbol creció muy rápido. (The tree grew very quickly.)

Crecimos juntos en el mismo barrio. (We grew up together in the same neighborhood.)

Las plantas crecieron mucho este verano. (The plants grew a lot this summer.)

Su negocio creció considerablemente. (Their business grew considerably.)

Creciste mucho desde la última vez. (You grew a lot since last time.)

La economía creció un 3% el año pasado. (The economy grew 3% last year.)

Crecimos en diferentes países. (We grew up in different countries.)

Los niños crecieron muy unidos. (The children grew up very close.)

Mi interés por la música creció en la adolescencia. (My interest in music grew during adolescence.)

¿Creciste cerca del mar? (Did you grow up near the sea?)

La población creció rápidamente. (The population grew rapidly.)

Crecimos durante la crisis. (We grew up during the crisis.)

Su fama creció después del éxito. (Their fame grew after the success.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Crecer (to grow) in the Preterite (Past) Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.