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pillar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to catch, to nab

The imperfect conjugation of pillar (regular -ar verb, ranked #639). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo pillaba
pillabas
él/ella/Ud. pillaba
nosotros pillábamos
vosotros pillabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. pillaban

Example sentence

Antes yo pillaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to catch, to nab often.

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