Creía vs creí?
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No entiendo la diferencia ... Que me ayuden por favor (of course). Usualmente digo:
Creí que era ....
¿Está bien dicho?
O debo decir:
Creía que fue ....
¿?
Gracias por su ayuda 
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updated Sep 1, 2011
posted by june10
My teacher always told us to use imperfect with thoughts ... But I've heard other people say "creí" .... Help! :) - june10, Jul 13, 2011
hi June! - patch, Jul 14, 2011
Hola! - june10, Sep 1, 2011
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You would use creí - the preterite - to describe how you believed something at a specific time in the past but creía for how you believed over a certain time period in the past.
I believed you when you said you didn't eat the biscuit. creí
I believed the earth was flat. creía
What follows it is not important - fue, era etc (ie won't effect which choice you make) instead you have to decide whether are you telling the person that this was your point of view over some time or are you referring to something that you came to believe at a certain moment in the past?
updated Sep 21, 2011
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Gracias :) this really cleared things up! - june10, Jul 13, 2011
de nada :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 13, 2011
