-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -gar Intermediate

apagar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to turn off / to extinguish

The imperfect conjugation of apagar (irregular spelling-change -gar, ranked #247). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo apagaba
apagabas
él/ella/Ud. apagaba
nosotros apagábamos
vosotros apagabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. apagaban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo apagaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to turn off / to extinguish often.

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