How to conjugate acatar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

acatar
to comply with, to abide by, to obey
regular verb

Acatar means to comply with or obey rules, laws, or orders. It is used when referring to respecting authority or regulations.

How to conjugate acatar 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
acataba
acatabas
Él / Ella / Usted
acataba
Nosotros / Nosotras
acatábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
acatabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
acataban

Examples of acatar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo acataba las reglas siempre.
I used to obey the rules always.
Tú acatabas las órdenes de tu jefe.
You used to obey your boss's orders.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella acataba las instrucciones sin protestar.
She used to obey the instructions without protesting.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros acatábamos las leyes antiguas.
We used to obey the old laws.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros acatabais las decisiones del director.
You all used to obey the director's decisions.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos acataban las normas del colegio.
They used to obey the school rules.

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Yo acataba las reglas siempre.

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