derrotar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to defeat
The imperfect conjugation of derrotar (regular -ar verb, ranked #449). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | derrotaba |
| tú | derrotabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | derrotaba |
| nosotros | derrotábamos |
| vosotros | derrotabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | derrotaban |
Example sentence
Antes yo derrotaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to defeat often.
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