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platicar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to chat, to talk (Latin America)

The imperfect conjugation of platicar (irregular spelling-change, ranked #2353). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo platicaba
platicabas
él/ella/Ud. platicaba
nosotros platicábamos
vosotros platicabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. platicaban

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperfect pattern.

Example sentence

Antes yo platicaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to chat, to talk (Latin America) often.

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