-ar verb Advanced

abandonar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to abandon, to leave

The imperfect conjugation of abandonar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2000). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo abandonaba
abandonabas
él/ella/Ud. abandonaba
nosotros abandonábamos
vosotros abandonabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. abandonaban

Example sentence

Antes yo abandonaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to abandon, to leave often.

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