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deber — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to owe / must / should

The imperfect conjugation of deber (regular -er verb, ranked #14). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo debía
debías
él/ella/Ud. debía
nosotros debíamos
vosotros debíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. debían

Example sentence

Antes yo debía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to owe / must / should often.

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