How to conjugate adoptar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

adoptar
to adopt
regular verb

Adoptar means to take someone else's child legally as your own or to choose to follow a particular idea, method, or attitude. It is used in contexts of legal adoption or adopting habits, policies, or approaches.

How to conjugate adoptar 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
adoptaba
adoptabas
Él / Ella / Usted
adoptaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
adoptábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
adoptabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
adoptaban

Examples of adoptar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo adoptaba perros en el refugio.
I used to adopt dogs at the shelter.
Tú adoptabas gatos cada verano.
You used to adopt cats every summer.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella adoptaba niños en esa época.
She used to adopt children at that time.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros adoptábamos animales con frecuencia.
We used to adopt animals frequently.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros adoptabais muchas mascotas.
You all used to adopt many pets.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos adoptaban perros del refugio.
They used to adopt dogs from the shelter.

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