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tomar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to take / to drink

The imperfect conjugation of tomar (regular -ar verb, ranked #29). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo tomaba
tomabas
él/ella/Ud. tomaba
nosotros tomábamos
vosotros tomabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. tomaban

Example sentence

Antes yo tomaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to take / to drink often.

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