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caracterizar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to characterize, to portray

The imperfect conjugation of caracterizar (irregular spelling-change-z-c, ranked #2050). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo caracterizaba
caracterizabas
él/ella/Ud. caracterizaba
nosotros caracterizábamos
vosotros caracterizabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. caracterizaban

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

Example sentence

Antes yo caracterizaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to characterize, to portray often.

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