How to conjugate alejar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

alejar
to move away
regular verb

Alejar means to move something or someone away from a certain point or to become distant. It is used both literally and figuratively to indicate distancing.

How to conjugate alejar 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
alejaba
alejabas
Él / Ella / Usted
alejaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
alejábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
alejabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
alejaban

Examples of alejar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo alejaba las cosas de la mesa.
I was moving the things away from the table.
Tú alejabas los problemas con calma.
You used to move away from problems calmly.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella alejaba a los niños del peligro.
She was keeping the children away from danger.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros alejábamos las malas influencias.
We used to keep away from bad influences.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros alejabais las ideas negativas.
You all used to dismiss negative ideas.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos alejaban a los visitantes no invitados.
They used to keep uninvited visitors away.

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Yo alejaba las cosas de la mesa.

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