-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car Advanced

arrancar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to start (engine) / to pull out

The imperfect conjugation of arrancar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #422). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo arrancaba
arrancabas
él/ella/Ud. arrancaba
nosotros arrancábamos
vosotros arrancabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. arrancaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo arrancaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to start (engine) / to pull out often.

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