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atrapar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to catch / to trap

The imperfect conjugation of atrapar (regular -ar verb, ranked #340). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo atrapaba
atrapabas
él/ella/Ud. atrapaba
nosotros atrapábamos
vosotros atrapabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. atrapaban

Example sentence

Antes yo atrapaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to catch / to trap often.

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