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lidiar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to deal with / to fight

The imperfect conjugation of lidiar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2240). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo lidiaba
lidiabas
él/ella/Ud. lidiaba
nosotros lidiábamos
vosotros lidiabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. lidiaban

Example sentence

Antes yo lidiaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to deal with / to fight often.

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