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dispensar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to dispense, to excuse

The imperfect conjugation of dispensar (regular -ar verb, ranked #502). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo dispensaba
dispensabas
él/ella/Ud. dispensaba
nosotros dispensábamos
vosotros dispensabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. dispensaban

Example sentence

Antes yo dispensaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to dispense, to excuse often.

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