-ar verb irregular · stem-changing-e-ie Advanced

alentar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to encourage

The imperfect conjugation of alentar (irregular stem-changing-e-ie, ranked #745). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo alentaba
alentabas
él/ella/Ud. alentaba
nosotros alentábamos
vosotros alentabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. alentaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo alentaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to encourage often.

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