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acabar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to finish, to end

The imperfect conjugation of acabar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2001). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo acababa
acababas
él/ella/Ud. acababa
nosotros acabábamos
vosotros acabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acababan

Example sentence

Antes yo acababa con frecuencia.

Before, I used to finish, to end often.

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