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cifrar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to encrypt, to encode

The imperfect conjugation of cifrar (regular -ar verb, ranked #895). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo cifraba
cifrabas
él/ella/Ud. cifraba
nosotros cifrábamos
vosotros cifrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. cifraban

Example sentence

Antes yo cifraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to encrypt, to encode often.

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