-ar verb irregular · stem-changing-e-ie Advanced

escarmentar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to learn a lesson

The imperfect conjugation of escarmentar (irregular stem-changing-e-ie, ranked #1846). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Drill the imperfect tense with spaced repetition Practice escarmentar and 965 other verbs in the Conjugado app — free to try.
Practice for free ↗
Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo escarmentaba
escarmentabas
él/ella/Ud. escarmentaba
nosotros escarmentábamos
vosotros escarmentabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. escarmentaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo escarmentaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to learn a lesson often.

Other tenses of escarmentar

See full conjugation table for escarmentar →

Related verbs

See all 1,316 verbs in the imperfect tense

Browse Imperfect tense →