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sancionar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to sanction, to penalize

The imperfect conjugation of sancionar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2400). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo sancionaba
sancionabas
él/ella/Ud. sancionaba
nosotros sancionábamos
vosotros sancionabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. sancionaban

Example sentence

Antes yo sancionaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to sanction, to penalize often.

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