-ar verb Intermediate

observar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to observe

The imperfect conjugation of observar (regular -ar verb, ranked #160). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo observaba
observabas
él/ella/Ud. observaba
nosotros observábamos
vosotros observabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. observaban

Example sentence

Antes yo observaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to observe often.

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