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alumbrar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to light, to illuminate

The imperfect conjugation of alumbrar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2009). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo alumbraba
alumbrabas
él/ella/Ud. alumbraba
nosotros alumbrábamos
vosotros alumbrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. alumbraban

Example sentence

Las velas alumbraban la habitación.

The candles lit the room.

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