sombrear — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to shade, to shadow, to darken
The imperfect conjugation of sombrear (regular -ar verb, ranked #2496). 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 | sombreaba |
| tú | sombreabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | sombreaba |
| nosotros | sombreábamos |
| vosotros | sombreabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | sombreaban |
Example sentence
Antes yo sombreaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to shade, to shadow, to darken often.
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