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contaminar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to contaminate / to pollute

The imperfect conjugation of contaminar (regular -ar verb, ranked #444). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo contaminaba
contaminabas
él/ella/Ud. contaminaba
nosotros contaminábamos
vosotros contaminabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. contaminaban

Example sentence

Antes yo contaminaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to contaminate / to pollute often.

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