desalentar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to discourage, to dishearten
The imperfect conjugation of desalentar (irregular stem-changing-e-ie, ranked #1496). 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 | desalentaba |
| tú | desalentabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | desalentaba |
| nosotros | desalentábamos |
| vosotros | desalentabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desalentaban |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.
Example sentence
Antes yo desalentaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to discourage, to dishearten often.
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