regalabas

Regalabas is the informal second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb regalar, which means to give something as a gift. The form denotes an action that occurred regularly or habitually in the past, or a past ongoing action directed at you (tú). When used with an explicit subject pronoun, it would be “tú regalabas.”

Usage: The imperfect tense describes habitual past actions, background events, or states. It can convey generosity or customary gifting, but it does not mark a completed moment. In questions or negations, it appears as “¿Qué regalabas?” or “No regalabas esas cosas.”

Conjugation note: Regal are regular -ar verb forms in the imperfect. The imperfect forms are: yo regalaba, tú regalabas, él/ella/usted regalaba, nosotros regalábamos, vosotros regalabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes regalaban. (For comparison, the preterite is regalé, regalaste, regaló, regalamos, regalasteis, regalaron.)

Examples: Durante la fiesta, regalabas flores a tu madre. Cuando éramos niños, regalabas juguetes a tus amigos. These examples illustrate habitual past gifting actions addressed a familiar tú.

Relation and derivatives: Regalabas is not a noun; it is a verb form derived from regalar, whose related noun is regalo (gift). The verb itself shares its meaning with other Romance verbs that express giving a gift or presenting something to someone.