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caber — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to fit

The imperfect conjugation of caber (irregular irregular, ranked #530). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo cabía
cabías
él/ella/Ud. cabía
nosotros cabíamos
vosotros cabíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. cabían

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

Example sentence

Antes yo cabía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to fit often.

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