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tolerar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to tolerate, to bear, to put up with

The imperfect conjugation of tolerar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2411). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo toleraba
tolerabas
él/ella/Ud. toleraba
nosotros tolerábamos
vosotros tolerabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. toleraban

Example sentence

Antes yo toleraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to tolerate, to bear, to put up with often.

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