encarcelar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)
to imprison, to jail
The imperfect conjugation of encarcelar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1497). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperfect conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | encarcelaba |
| tú | encarcelabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | encarcelaba |
| nosotros | encarcelábamos |
| vosotros | encarcelabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | encarcelaban |
Example sentence
El régimen encarcelaba a los disidentes políticos.
The regime imprisoned political dissidents.
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