How to conjugate castigar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

castigar
to punish
regular verb

Castigar means to inflict a penalty or punishment on someone for a wrongdoing. It is used in contexts related to discipline, justice, or correction.

How to conjugate castigar 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
castigaba
Tú
castigabas
Él / Ella / Usted
castigaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
castigábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
castigabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
castigaban

Examples of castigar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo castigaba a mis hijos cuando eran pequeños.
I used to punish my children when they were little.
Tú
Tú castigabas a tu hermano a menudo.
You used to punish your brother often.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella castigaba a su perro por hacer travesuras.
She used to punish her dog for misbehaving.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros castigábamos a los niños en la escuela.
We used to punish the children at school.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros castigabais a los estudiantes frecuentemente.
You all used to punish the students frequently.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos castigaban a los jugadores por mala conducta.
They used to punish the players for bad behavior.

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Yo castigaba a mis hijos cuando eran pequeños.

Other conjugations of castigar

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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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