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 |
| tú | 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 →