-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car Advanced

marcar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to mark / to score / to dial

The imperfect conjugation of marcar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #495). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo marcaba
marcabas
él/ella/Ud. marcaba
nosotros marcábamos
vosotros marcabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. marcaban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo marcaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to mark / to score / to dial often.

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