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confesar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to confess, to admit

The imperfect conjugation of confesar (irregular stem-change-e-ie, ranked #2058). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo confesaba
confesabas
él/ella/Ud. confesaba
nosotros confesábamos
vosotros confesabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. confesaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo confesaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to confess, to admit often.

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