-ar verb irregular · stem-changing e>ie Intermediate

fregar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to scrub / to wash (dishes)

The imperfect conjugation of fregar (irregular stem-changing e>ie, ranked #275). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Drill the imperfect tense with spaced repetition Practice fregar and 965 other verbs in the Conjugado app — free to try.
Practice for free ↗
Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo fregaba
fregabas
él/ella/Ud. fregaba
nosotros fregábamos
vosotros fregabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. fregaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo fregaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to scrub / to wash (dishes) often.

Other tenses of fregar

See full conjugation table for fregar →

Related verbs

See all 1,316 verbs in the imperfect tense

Browse Imperfect tense →