-ar verb Intermediate

maquillar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to apply makeup

The imperfect conjugation of maquillar (regular -ar verb, ranked #271). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo maquillaba
maquillabas
él/ella/Ud. maquillaba
nosotros maquillábamos
vosotros maquillabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. maquillaban

Example sentence

Antes yo maquillaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to apply makeup often.

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