echar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to throw / to pour / to fire
The imperfect conjugation of echar (regular -ar verb, ranked #460). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | echaba |
| tú | echabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | echaba |
| nosotros | echábamos |
| vosotros | echabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | echaban |
Example sentence
Antes yo echaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to throw / to pour / to fire often.
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