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-ar
- aba
- abas
- aba
- ábamos
- abais
- aban
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English equivalents:
- the simple past
- the past progressive
- the used to + infinitive
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Use:
- describe repeated,habitual, or continuous actions in the past with no reference to the beginning or ending.
- describe an event or action in progress when another event or action takes place ( in the preterit) or is occurring (in the imperfect).
- describe characteristics or states of being (health, emotions, etc.) in the past when no particular beginning or ending is implied in the statement.
- the imperfect generally is used with time and age in the past.
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