despertar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to wake up
The imperfect conjugation of despertar (irregular stem-changing e>ie, ranked #260). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
Drill the imperfect tense with spaced repetition Practice despertar and 965 other verbs in the Conjugado app — free to try.
Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | despertaba |
| tú | despertabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | despertaba |
| nosotros | despertábamos |
| vosotros | despertabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despertaban |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.
Example sentence
Antes yo despertaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to wake up often.
Other tenses of despertar
See full conjugation table for despertar →Related verbs
See all 1,316 verbs in the imperfect tense
Browse Imperfect tense →