-ar verb Advanced

originar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to originate, to cause

The imperfect conjugation of originar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2397). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo originaba
originabas
él/ella/Ud. originaba
nosotros originábamos
vosotros originabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. originaban

Example sentence

Antes yo originaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to originate, to cause often.

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