-ar verb Advanced

sobresaltar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to startle

The imperfect conjugation of sobresaltar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1774). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Drill the imperfect tense with spaced repetition Practice sobresaltar and 965 other verbs in the Conjugado app — free to try.
Practice for free ↗
Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo sobresaltaba
sobresaltabas
él/ella/Ud. sobresaltaba
nosotros sobresaltábamos
vosotros sobresaltabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. sobresaltaban

Example sentence

Antes yo sobresaltaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to startle often.

Other tenses of sobresaltar

See full conjugation table for sobresaltar →

See all 1,316 verbs in the imperfect tense

Browse Imperfect tense →