sentar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to sit / to seat
The imperfect conjugation of sentar (irregular stem-changing e>ie, ranked #258). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | sentaba |
| tú | sentabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | sentaba |
| nosotros | sentábamos |
| vosotros | sentabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sentaban |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.
Example sentence
Antes yo sentaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to sit / to seat often.
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