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elaborar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to elaborate

The imperfect conjugation of elaborar (regular -ar verb, ranked #577). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo elaboraba
elaborabas
él/ella/Ud. elaboraba
nosotros elaborábamos
vosotros elaborabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. elaboraban

Example sentence

Antes yo elaboraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to elaborate often.

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