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descansar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to rest

The imperfect conjugation of descansar (regular -ar verb, ranked #789). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo descansaba
descansabas
él/ella/Ud. descansaba
nosotros descansábamos
vosotros descansabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. descansaban

Example sentence

Antes yo descansaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to rest often.

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