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cautivar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to captivate

The imperfect conjugation of cautivar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1338). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo cautivaba
cautivabas
él/ella/Ud. cautivaba
nosotros cautivábamos
vosotros cautivabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. cautivaban

Example sentence

Antes yo cautivaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to captivate often.

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