adoptabas

Adoptabas is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb adoptar, meaning "you were adopting" or "you used to adopt." The verb adoptar derives from Latin adoptare and is a regular -ar verb in its conjugation.

Conjugation in the imperfect: yo adoptaba, tú adoptabas, él adoptaba, nosotros adoptábamos, vosotros adoptabais, ellos adoptaban. The endings are -aba for the first and third person singular, -abas for the second person singular, -ábamos for the first person plural, -abais for the second person plural, and -aban for the third person plural.

Usage: Adoptabas describes ongoing or repeated actions in the past or serves to set the background in a narrative. It can express habitual adoption of habits, attitudes, or conditions, or the gradual process of adopting something, literal or figurative. It is commonly contrasted with the preterite adoptaste, which marks a completed action at a specific past moment.

Examples: Cuando eras joven, tú adoptabas hábitos de lectura. En aquella época, tú adoptabas una postura más prudente ante las decisiones.

Notes: The imperfect form is used across various regísters and dialects to convey past continuity or habit. As with other -ar verbs, its morphology is regular in the imperfect, making adoptabas straightforward to conjugate for learners of Spanish.