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ablandar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to soften

The imperfect conjugation of ablandar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1650). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo ablandaba
ablandabas
él/ella/Ud. ablandaba
nosotros ablandábamos
vosotros ablandabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ablandaban

Example sentence

Antes yo ablandaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to soften often.

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