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cantaves
"Cantaves" means "you sang" or "you were singing" (second person singular, imperfect tense).
In a sentence
Cantaves una cançó molt bonica quan vaig arribar.
You were singing a very beautiful song when I arrived.
In this sentence, 'cantaves' is used as the imperfect past tense to describe an ongoing action in the past that was interrupted by another event.
Cantaves sovint a l'escola quan eres petit.
You used to sing often at school when you were little.
Here, 'cantaves' is used to indicate a repetitive or habitual action in the past.
Cantaves millor ahir que avui.
You sang better yesterday than today.
In this example, 'cantaves' refers to a specific action in the past as a comparison to the present.
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