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malgastar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to waste / to squander

The imperfect conjugation of malgastar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2258). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo malgastaba
malgastabas
él/ella/Ud. malgastaba
nosotros malgastábamos
vosotros malgastabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. malgastaban

Example sentence

Antes yo malgastaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to waste / to squander often.

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