How to conjugate acortar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

acortar
to shorten
regular verb

Acortar means to make something shorter in length, duration, or extent. It is used when reducing the size or length of an object, period, or amount.

How to conjugate acortar 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
acortaba
Tú
acortabas
Él / Ella / Usted
acortaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
acortábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
acortabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
acortaban

Examples of acortar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo acortaba las cuerdas cada semana.
I used to shorten the ropes every week.
Tú
Tú acortabas los cables frecuentemente.
You used to shorten the cables frequently.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella acortaba las cortinas cada verano.
She used to shorten the curtains every summer.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros acortábamos las listas de reproducción.
We used to shorten the playlists.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros acortabais los discursos largos.
You all used to shorten long speeches.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos acortaban los caminos antiguos.
They used to shorten the old paths.

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Yo acortaba las cuerdas cada semana.

Other conjugations of acortar

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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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