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contemplar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to contemplate, to gaze at

The imperfect conjugation of contemplar (regular -ar verb, ranked #549). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo contemplaba
contemplabas
él/ella/Ud. contemplaba
nosotros contemplábamos
vosotros contemplabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. contemplaban

Example sentence

Antes yo contemplaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to contemplate, to gaze at often.

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