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privar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to deprive

The imperfect conjugation of privar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2332). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo privaba
privabas
él/ella/Ud. privaba
nosotros privábamos
vosotros privabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. privaban

Example sentence

Antes yo privaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to deprive often.

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