-ar verb Advanced

aferrar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to grasp, to cling to

The imperfect conjugation of aferrar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1358). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo aferraba
aferrabas
él/ella/Ud. aferraba
nosotros aferrábamos
vosotros aferrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. aferraban

Example sentence

El niño se aferraba a la mano de su madre.

The child was clinging to his mother's hand.

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