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destacar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to stand out

The imperfect conjugation of destacar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2108). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo destacaba
destacabas
él/ella/Ud. destacaba
nosotros destacábamos
vosotros destacabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. destacaban

Example sentence

Antes yo destacaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to stand out often.

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