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retomar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to resume, to retake

The imperfect conjugation of retomar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2347). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo retomaba
retomabas
él/ella/Ud. retomaba
nosotros retomábamos
vosotros retomabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. retomaban

Example sentence

Antes yo retomaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to resume, to retake often.

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