direction please
Cantaba could translate as "I was singing" using the Imperfect verb tense.
Could you not also say, "Estaba cantando" as 'I was singing; ? If you can use both, how would you decide which form to use?

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direction please
Cantaba could translate as "I was singing" using the Imperfect verb tense.
Could you not also say, "Estaba cantando" as 'I was singing; ?  If you can use both, how would you decide which form to use?

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cantaba has a similar meaning with  "I used to sing", altough the best meaning is " yo solía cantar" it is a tense called "copretérito" see you in skype and I'll show you more examples using all the tenses to know when you can  use them.

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Hi Bill, I believe in this case you could say, for example: "Yo estaba cantando ayer en la mañana": "I was singing yesterday in the morning" to refer to one specific time or "Cuando era niño, yo cantaba (solía cantar) if the action was made several times" When I was a child, I used to sing",but I am not expert, is only an opinion.

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