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desmentir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to deny, to refute

The imperfect conjugation of desmentir (irregular stem-changing-e-ie, ranked #1323). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo desmentía
desmentías
él/ella/Ud. desmentía
nosotros desmentíamos
vosotros desmentíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desmentían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ir imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo desmentía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to deny, to refute often.

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