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copiar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to copy

The imperfect conjugation of copiar (regular -ar verb, ranked #445). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo copiaba
copiabas
él/ella/Ud. copiaba
nosotros copiábamos
vosotros copiabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. copiaban

Example sentence

Antes yo copiaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to copy often.

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