-ar verb Intermediate

participar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to participate

The imperfect conjugation of participar (regular -ar verb, ranked #174). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo participaba
participabas
él/ella/Ud. participaba
nosotros participábamos
vosotros participabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. participaban

Example sentence

Antes yo participaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to participate often.

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