-ir verb irregular · stem-changing-e-i Advanced

embestir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to charge, to attack

The imperfect conjugation of embestir (irregular stem-changing-e-i, ranked #1782). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo embestía
embestías
él/ella/Ud. embestía
nosotros embestíamos
vosotros embestíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. embestían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ir imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo embestía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to charge, to attack often.

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