-ar verb irregular · stem-changing-e-ie Advanced

tropezar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to stumble, to trip

The imperfect conjugation of tropezar (irregular stem-changing-e-ie, ranked #520). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo tropezaba
tropezabas
él/ella/Ud. tropezaba
nosotros tropezábamos
vosotros tropezabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. tropezaban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo tropezaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to stumble, to trip often.

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