duplicabas

Duplicabas is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb duplicar. It corresponds to “you were duplicating” or “you used to duplicate” in English. Duplicar means to duplicate, to double, or to make a copy of something. The imperfect tense in Spanish describes ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or background information, without indicating a definite endpoint.

Conjugation: duplicar in the pretérito imperfecto yields the forms yo duplicaba, tú duplicabas, él duplicaba, nosotros duplicábamos, vosotros duplicabais, ellos duplicaban. Therefore, duplicabas is used when speaking to someone with familiarity in the past about a recurring action or a description.

Usage examples: “Cuando trabajábamos en la oficina, tú duplicabas las fichas para hacer copias.” “Antes, duplicabas el número de ventas cada mes.” “En la historia, tú duplicabas el archivo para crear una versión de seguridad.” The meaning depends on context; it can refer to making physical copies, creating digital duplicates, or doubling quantities.

Notes: The imperfect form is commonly used with time markers such as cuando, mientras, a menudo, antes, o siempre que to describe repeated past activities or states. Duplicabas contrasts with duplicaste (pretérito indefinido), which denotes a completed past action. Related terms include duplicar (infinitive) and duplicado (past participle or noun).