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imitar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to imitate

The imperfect conjugation of imitar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2202). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo imitaba
imitabas
él/ella/Ud. imitaba
nosotros imitábamos
vosotros imitabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. imitaban

Example sentence

Antes yo imitaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to imitate often.

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