-ar verb Advanced

retrasar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to delay, to set back

The imperfect conjugation of retrasar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2373). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo retrasaba
retrasabas
él/ella/Ud. retrasaba
nosotros retrasábamos
vosotros retrasabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. retrasaban

Example sentence

Antes yo retrasaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to delay, to set back often.

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