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propagar Imperfect Conjugation

propagarto spread

B1regular with spelling change -ar★★★
Quick answer:

The imperfect of propagar is regular: propagaba, propagabas, propagaba...

propagar Imperfect Forms

yopropagaba
propagabas
él/ella/ustedpropagaba
nosotrospropagábamos
vosotrospropagabais
ellos/ellas/ustedespropagaban

When to Use the Imperfect

Use this to describe how something used to spread or was spreading in the past without a specific end.

Notes on propagar in the Imperfect

This verb is regular in the imperfect. It uses the standard -aba endings for -ar verbs.

Example Sentences

  • Antes, las noticias se propagaban más despacio.

    Before, news used to spread more slowly.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • La epidemia se propagaba mientras dormíamos.

    The epidemic was spreading while we slept.

    él/ella/usted

  • Nosotros propagábamos el rumor sin saberlo.

    We were spreading the rumor without knowing it.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.

    Correct: propagábamos

    Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect for -ar verbs always has an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.

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