-ar verb Advanced

sobrar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to be left over, to be in excess

The imperfect conjugation of sobrar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1297). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo sobraba
sobrabas
él/ella/Ud. sobraba
nosotros sobrábamos
vosotros sobrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. sobraban

Example sentence

Antes yo sobraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to be left over, to be in excess often.

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