-ar verb Advanced

velar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to watch over, to keep vigil, to veil

The imperfect conjugation of velar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2422). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo velaba
velabas
él/ella/Ud. velaba
nosotros velábamos
vosotros velabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. velaban

Example sentence

Antes yo velaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to watch over, to keep vigil, to veil often.

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