How to conjugate colar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

colar
to strain
regular verb

Colar means to strain or filter liquids or small particles through a sieve or similar device. It is used when separating solids from liquids or clarifying substances.

How to conjugate colar 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
colaba
Tú
colabas
Él / Ella / Usted
colaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
colábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
colabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
colaban

Examples of colar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo colaba el café todas las mañanas.
I used to strain the coffee every morning.
Tú
Tú colabas las verduras para la sopa.
You used to strain the vegetables for the soup.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella colaba el agua antes de cocinar.
She used to strain the water before cooking.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros colábamos el jugo de naranja.
We used to strain the orange juice.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros colabais el vino para la receta.
You all used to strain the wine for the recipe.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos colaban la miel para el té.
They used to strain the honey for the tea.

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Yo colaba el café todas las mañanas.

Other conjugations of colar

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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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