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desempeñar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to carry out

The imperfect conjugation of desempeñar (regular -ar verb, ranked #571). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo desempeñaba
desempeñabas
él/ella/Ud. desempeñaba
nosotros desempeñábamos
vosotros desempeñabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desempeñaban

Example sentence

Antes yo desempeñaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to carry out often.

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