Question 1

Why use the imperfect tense crecía instead of the preterite creció here?

Accepted Answer

The imperfect tense is used for ongoing, continuous, or repeated actions in the past. Here, the friendship didn't just grow once and finish; it was in the continuous process of growing over a period of time.

Question 2

Which verb does crecía come from, and how is it formed?

Accepted Answer

It comes from the regular verb crecer (to grow). To form the imperfect for regular -er verbs, you drop the -er and add the imperfect endings. We use the -ía ending here because the subject doing the growing is Nuestra amistad (Our friendship), which acts as an "it" (third-person singular).

Question 3

Is there a clue phrase in this sentence that tells us to use the imperfect tense?

Accepted Answer

Yes! The phrase todos los días (every day) is a classic trigger for the imperfect. Because it sets up a repeated, habitual routine in the past, it naturally pairs with imperfect verbs like crecía.

Question 4

Wait, doesn't colegio mean "college"?

Accepted Answer

No, colegio is a classic "false friend." It usually translates to high school, middle school, or just "school" in general. If you want to talk about a college or university in Spanish, you should use universidad.

Question 5

Why is it Nuestra instead of Nuestro?

Accepted Answer

Nuestra (Our) must match the gender of the thing being owned. Amistad (friendship) is a feminine noun. As a handy shortcut, Spanish words ending in -tad or -dad (like ciudad or libertad) are almost always feminine!

Nuestra amistad crecía todos los días en el colegio.

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