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cuidar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to take care of, to look after

The imperfect conjugation of cuidar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2069). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo cuidaba
cuidabas
él/ella/Ud. cuidaba
nosotros cuidábamos
vosotros cuidabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. cuidaban

Example sentence

Antes yo cuidaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to take care of, to look after often.

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