-ar verb Intermediate

odiar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to hate

The imperfect conjugation of odiar (regular -ar verb, ranked #203). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo odiaba
odiabas
él/ella/Ud. odiaba
nosotros odiábamos
vosotros odiabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. odiaban

Example sentence

Antes yo odiaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to hate often.

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