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lamentar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to lament / to regret

The imperfect conjugation of lamentar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2236). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo lamentaba
lamentabas
él/ella/Ud. lamentaba
nosotros lamentábamos
vosotros lamentabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. lamentaban

Example sentence

Antes yo lamentaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to lament / to regret often.

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