-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car Intermediate

indicar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to indicate

The imperfect conjugation of indicar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #149). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo indicaba
indicabas
él/ella/Ud. indicaba
nosotros indicábamos
vosotros indicabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. indicaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo indicaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to indicate often.

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