-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -gar Intermediate

cargar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to load / to carry

The imperfect conjugation of cargar (irregular spelling-change -gar, ranked #229). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo cargaba
cargabas
él/ella/Ud. cargaba
nosotros cargábamos
vosotros cargabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. cargaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo cargaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to load / to carry often.

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