-ar verb Advanced

actuar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to act

The imperfect conjugation of actuar (regular -ar verb, ranked #374). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo actuaba
actuabas
él/ella/Ud. actuaba
nosotros actuábamos
vosotros actuabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. actuaban

Example sentence

Antes yo actuaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to act often.

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