How to conjugate abstener in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

abstener
to abstain
regular verb

Abstener means to refrain or hold back from doing something. It is often used in contexts involving self-control or avoiding participation.

How to conjugate abstener in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
me abstendía
Tú
te abstendías
Él / Ella / Usted
se abstendía
Nosotros / Nosotras
nos absteníamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
os absteníais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
se abstendían

Examples of abstener in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo me abstendía de comer azúcar.
I used to abstain from eating sugar.
Tú
Tú te abstendías de hablar en clase.
You used to abstain from speaking in class.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella se abstendía de salir temprano.
She used to abstain from leaving early.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros nos absteníamos de fumar allí.
We used to abstain from smoking there.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros os absteníais de comer carne.
You all used to abstain from eating meat.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos se abstendían de participar.
They used to abstain from participating.

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Yo me abstendía de comer azúcar.

Other conjugations of abstener

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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