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picar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to sting, to chop, to bite

The imperfect conjugation of picar (regular -ar verb, ranked #825). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo picaba
picabas
él/ella/Ud. picaba
nosotros picábamos
vosotros picabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. picaban

Example sentence

Antes yo picaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to sting, to chop, to bite often.

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