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Regular verbs in El Pretérito Imperfecto follow the same pattern.
Learn how to conjugate any regular -ar verb in El Pretérito Imperfecto in Spanish
Add these endings to the stem of the verb:
yo | -aba |
tú | -abas |
él / ella / Ud. | -aba |
nosotros / nosotras |
-ábamos |
vosotros / vosotras |
-abais |
ellos / ellas / Uds. | -aban |
Hablaba con mi padre por teléfono todo el tiempo.I used to talk to my dad on the phone all the time.
Conjugation of "hablar" in El Pretérito Imperfecto in Spanish
REGULAR -AR VERB |
HABLAR |
yo |
hablaba |
tú |
hablabas |
él / ella / usted |
hablaba |
nosotros /nosotras |
hablábamos |
vosotros /vosotras |
hablabais |
ellos/ellas/ ustedes |
hablaban |
See also Conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect tense in Spanish (El Imperfecto) for regular -er and -ir verbs in Spanish.
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