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mascar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to chew

The imperfect conjugation of mascar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1666). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo mascaba
mascabas
él/ella/Ud. mascaba
nosotros mascábamos
vosotros mascabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. mascaban

Example sentence

El perro mascaba un hueso en el jardín.

The dog was chewing a bone in the garden.

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