-ar verb Advanced

zarandear — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to shake around

The imperfect conjugation of zarandear (regular -ar verb, ranked #1704). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo zarandeaba
zarandeabas
él/ella/Ud. zarandeaba
nosotros zarandeábamos
vosotros zarandeabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. zarandeaban

Example sentence

Las olas zarandeaban el pequeño bote sin cesar.

The waves shook the small boat without stopping.

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