-ar verb Intermediate

desarrollar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to develop

The imperfect conjugation of desarrollar (regular -ar verb, ranked #114). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo desarrollaba
desarrollabas
él/ella/Ud. desarrollaba
nosotros desarrollábamos
vosotros desarrollabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desarrollaban

Example sentence

Antes yo desarrollaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to develop often.

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