-ar verb irregular · reflexive Intermediate

alegrarse — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to be glad / to rejoice

The imperfect conjugation of alegrarse (irregular reflexive, ranked #213). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo me alegraba *
te alegrabas *
él/ella/Ud. se alegraba *
nosotros nos alegrábamos *
vosotros os alegrabais *
ellos/ellas/Uds. se alegraban *

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo me alegraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to be glad / to rejoice often.

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