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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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | alentaba |
| tú | 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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