How to conjugate apretar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

apretar
to tighten, to squeeze, to press
regular verb

Apretar means to make something tighter, to press or squeeze it, or to apply pressure. It can also be used figuratively to mean urging or pressing someone to do something.

How to conjugate apretar 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
apretaba
apretabas
Él / Ella / Usted
apretaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
apretábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
apretabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
apretaban

Examples of apretar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo apretaba el botón lentamente.
I was pressing the button slowly.
Tú apretabas las tuercas con fuerza.
You were tightening the nuts firmly.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella apretaba el cinturón de seguridad.
She was tightening the seatbelt.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros apretábamos las cuerdas con cuidado.
We were tightening the ropes carefully.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros apretabais los tornillos lentamente.
You all were tightening the screws slowly.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos apretaban las tuercas en la máquina.
They were tightening the nuts on the machine.

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