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faltar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to lack / to be missing

The imperfect conjugation of faltar (regular -ar verb, ranked #476). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo faltaba
faltabas
él/ella/Ud. faltaba
nosotros faltábamos
vosotros faltabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. faltaban

Example sentence

Antes yo faltaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to lack / to be missing often.

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