-ar verb Advanced

cenar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to have dinner

The imperfect conjugation of cenar (regular -ar verb, ranked #516). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo cenaba
cenabas
él/ella/Ud. cenaba
nosotros cenábamos
vosotros cenabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. cenaban

Example sentence

Antes yo cenaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to have dinner often.

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