-ar verb Intermediate

girar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to turn / to rotate

The imperfect conjugation of girar (regular -ar verb, ranked #226). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo giraba
girabas
él/ella/Ud. giraba
nosotros girábamos
vosotros girabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. giraban

Example sentence

Antes yo giraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to turn / to rotate often.

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