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derribar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to knock down, to demolish

The imperfect conjugation of derribar (regular -ar verb, ranked #672). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo derribaba
derribabas
él/ella/Ud. derribaba
nosotros derribábamos
vosotros derribabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. derribaban

Example sentence

Antes yo derribaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to knock down, to demolish often.

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