-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car Advanced

atacar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to attack

The imperfect conjugation of atacar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #336). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo atacaba
atacabas
él/ella/Ud. atacaba
nosotros atacábamos
vosotros atacabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. atacaban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo atacaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to attack often.

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