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portar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to carry, to bear

The imperfect conjugation of portar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1428). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo portaba
portabas
él/ella/Ud. portaba
nosotros portábamos
vosotros portabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. portaban

Example sentence

Antes yo portaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to carry, to bear often.

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