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terminar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to finish / to end

The imperfect conjugation of terminar (regular -ar verb, ranked #50). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo terminaba
terminabas
él/ella/Ud. terminaba
nosotros terminábamos
vosotros terminabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. terminaban

Example sentence

Antes yo terminaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to finish / to end often.

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