-ir verb Intermediate

describir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to describe

The imperfect conjugation of describir (regular -ir verb, ranked #168). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo describía
describías
él/ella/Ud. describía
nosotros describíamos
vosotros describíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. describían

Example sentence

Antes yo describía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to describe often.

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