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narrar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to narrate / to tell

The imperfect conjugation of narrar (regular -ar verb, ranked #367). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo narraba
narrabas
él/ella/Ud. narraba
nosotros narrábamos
vosotros narrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. narraban

Example sentence

Antes yo narraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to narrate / to tell often.

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