-ar verb Intermediate

frenar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to brake / to slow down

The imperfect conjugation of frenar (regular -ar verb, ranked #252). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo frenaba
frenabas
él/ella/Ud. frenaba
nosotros frenábamos
vosotros frenabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. frenaban

Example sentence

Antes yo frenaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to brake / to slow down often.

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