-ar verb Intermediate

ordenar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to order / to organize

The imperfect conjugation of ordenar (regular -ar verb, ranked #238). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo ordenaba
ordenabas
él/ella/Ud. ordenaba
nosotros ordenábamos
vosotros ordenabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ordenaban

Example sentence

Antes yo ordenaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to order / to organize often.

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