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brillar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to shine

The imperfect conjugation of brillar (regular -ar verb, ranked #431). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo brillaba
brillabas
él/ella/Ud. brillaba
nosotros brillábamos
vosotros brillabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. brillaban

Example sentence

Antes yo brillaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to shine often.

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