How to conjugate arrestar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

arrestar
to arrest
regular verb

Arrestar means to seize or take someone into custody, typically by law enforcement authorities. It is used in legal and criminal contexts.

How to conjugate arrestar 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
arrestaba
Tú
arrestabas
Él / Ella / Usted
arrestaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
arrestábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
arrestabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
arrestaban

Examples of arrestar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo arrestaba a los sospechosos en ese entonces.
I used to arrest suspects back then.
Tú
Tú arrestabas a los delincuentes frecuentemente.
You used to arrest the criminals frequently.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella arrestaba a los infractores en la calle.
She used to arrest offenders on the street.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros arrestábamos a los sospechosos juntos.
We used to arrest suspects together.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros arrestabais a los ladrones en el barrio.
You all used to arrest the thieves in the neighborhood.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos arrestaban a los criminales en esa época.
They used to arrest criminals at that time.

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Yo arrestaba a los sospechosos en ese entonces.

Other conjugations of arrestar

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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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