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balbucear — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to babble, to stammer

The imperfect conjugation of balbucear (regular -ar verb, ranked #2095). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo balbuceaba
balbuceabas
él/ella/Ud. balbuceaba
nosotros balbuceábamos
vosotros balbuceabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. balbuceaban

Example sentence

Antes yo balbuceaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to babble, to stammer often.

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