How to conjugate aspirar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

aspirar
to aspire, to breathe in
regular verb

Aspirar means to have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something, or to breathe in air. It is used both in the context of ambitions and in the literal sense of inhaling.

How to conjugate aspirar 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
aspiraba
aspirabas
Él / Ella / Usted
aspiraba
Nosotros / Nosotras
aspirábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
aspirabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
aspiraban

Examples of aspirar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo aspiraba a ser médico de niño.
I used to aspire to be a doctor as a child.
Tú aspirabas a viajar por el mundo.
You used to aspire to travel around the world.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él aspiraba a tener su propia empresa.
He used to aspire to have his own company.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros aspirábamos a mejorar cada día.
We used to aspire to improve every day.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros aspirabais a ser mejores estudiantes.
You all used to aspire to be better students.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos aspiraban a ganar el campeonato.
They used to aspire to win the championship.

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Yo aspiraba a ser médico de niño.

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