-ar verb irregular · stem-change o>ue Advanced

poblar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to populate, to settle

The imperfect conjugation of poblar (irregular stem-change o>ue, ranked #2306). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo poblaba
poblabas
él/ella/Ud. poblaba
nosotros poblábamos
vosotros poblabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. poblaban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo poblaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to populate, to settle often.

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