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desviar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to divert

The imperfect conjugation of desviar (regular -ar verb, ranked #572). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo desviaba
desviabas
él/ella/Ud. desviaba
nosotros desviábamos
vosotros desviabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desviaban

Example sentence

Antes yo desviaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to divert often.

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