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desencadenar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to trigger, to unleash

The imperfect conjugation of desencadenar (regular -ar verb, ranked #727). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo desencadenaba
desencadenabas
él/ella/Ud. desencadenaba
nosotros desencadenábamos
vosotros desencadenabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desencadenaban

Example sentence

Antes yo desencadenaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to trigger, to unleash often.

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