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desprender — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to detach, to give off

The imperfect conjugation of desprender (regular -er verb, ranked #933). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo desprendía
desprendías
él/ella/Ud. desprendía
nosotros desprendíamos
vosotros desprendíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desprendían

Example sentence

Antes yo desprendía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to detach, to give off often.

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