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desconfiar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to distrust

The imperfect conjugation of desconfiar (regular -ar verb, ranked #304). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo desconfiaba
desconfiabas
él/ella/Ud. desconfiaba
nosotros desconfiábamos
vosotros desconfiabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desconfiaban

Example sentence

Antes yo desconfiaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to distrust often.

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