-ar verb Advanced

separar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to separate, to divide, to set apart

The imperfect conjugation of separar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2442). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo separaba
separabas
él/ella/Ud. separaba
nosotros separábamos
vosotros separabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. separaban

Example sentence

Antes yo separaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to separate, to divide, to set apart often.

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