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desatar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to untie

The imperfect conjugation of desatar (regular -ar verb, ranked #567). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo desataba
desatabas
él/ella/Ud. desataba
nosotros desatábamos
vosotros desatabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desataban

Example sentence

Antes yo desataba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to untie often.

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