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acatar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to comply with, to respect

The imperfect conjugation of acatar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1398). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo acataba
acatabas
él/ella/Ud. acataba
nosotros acatábamos
vosotros acatabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. acataban

Example sentence

Antes yo acataba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to comply with, to respect often.

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