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nombrar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to name / to appoint

The imperfect conjugation of nombrar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2244). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo nombraba
nombrabas
él/ella/Ud. nombraba
nosotros nombrábamos
vosotros nombrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. nombraban

Example sentence

Antes yo nombraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to name / to appoint often.

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