-ar verb Advanced

ocupar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to occupy, to take up

The imperfect conjugation of ocupar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2321). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo ocupaba
ocupabas
él/ella/Ud. ocupaba
nosotros ocupábamos
vosotros ocupabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ocupaban

Example sentence

Antes yo ocupaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to occupy, to take up often.

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