colocar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to place / to put
The imperfect conjugation of colocar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #137). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | colocaba |
| tú | colocabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | colocaba |
| nosotros | colocábamos |
| vosotros | colocabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | colocaban |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.
Example sentence
Antes yo colocaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to place / to put often.
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