encender — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to turn on / to light
The imperfect conjugation of encender (irregular stem-changing e>ie, ranked #246). 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 | encendía |
| tú | encendías |
| él/ella/Ud. | encendía |
| nosotros | encendíamos |
| vosotros | encendíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encendían |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -er imperfect pattern.
Example sentence
Antes yo encendía con frecuencia.
Before, I used to turn on / to light often.
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