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vigilar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to watch, to guard, to monitor

The imperfect conjugation of vigilar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2425). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo vigilaba
vigilabas
él/ella/Ud. vigilaba
nosotros vigilábamos
vosotros vigilabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. vigilaban

Example sentence

Antes yo vigilaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to watch, to guard, to monitor often.

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