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inspirar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to inspire, to inhale

The imperfect conjugation of inspirar (regular -ar verb, ranked #532). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo inspiraba
inspirabas
él/ella/Ud. inspiraba
nosotros inspirábamos
vosotros inspirabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. inspiraban

Example sentence

Antes yo inspiraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to inspire, to inhale often.

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