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encabezar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to head, to lead

The imperfect conjugation of encabezar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1832). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo encabezaba
encabezabas
él/ella/Ud. encabezaba
nosotros encabezábamos
vosotros encabezabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. encabezaban

Example sentence

Un titular impactante encabezaba la portada del periódico.

A striking headline headed the front page of the newspaper.

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