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empatar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to tie / to draw (sports)

The imperfect conjugation of empatar (regular -ar verb, ranked #317). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo empataba
empatabas
él/ella/Ud. empataba
nosotros empatábamos
vosotros empatabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. empataban

Example sentence

Antes yo empataba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to tie / to draw (sports) often.

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