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alegrar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to make happy, to cheer up

The imperfect conjugation of alegrar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2008). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo alegraba
alegrabas
él/ella/Ud. alegraba
nosotros alegrábamos
vosotros alegrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. alegraban

Example sentence

Antes yo alegraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to make happy, to cheer up often.

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