-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car Intermediate

aplicar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to apply

The imperfect conjugation of aplicar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #107). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo aplicaba
aplicabas
él/ella/Ud. aplicaba
nosotros aplicábamos
vosotros aplicabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. aplicaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo aplicaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to apply often.

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