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tambalear — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to stagger, to wobble

The imperfect conjugation of tambalear (regular -ar verb, ranked #1487). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo tambaleaba
tambaleabas
él/ella/Ud. tambaleaba
nosotros tambaleábamos
vosotros tambaleabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. tambaleaban

Example sentence

La mesa vieja tambaleaba cada vez que alguien se apoyaba en ella.

The old table wobbled every time someone leaned on it.

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