How to conjugate derivar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

derivar
to derive, to originate, to refer
regular verb

Derivar means to originate from a source, to lead or direct towards a particular destination, or to refer someone to another person or service. It is used in contexts such as tracing origins, directing traffic, or referring cases.

How to conjugate derivar 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
derivaba
Tú
derivabas
Él / Ella / Usted
derivaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
derivábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
derivabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
derivaban

Examples of derivar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo derivaba el río hacia el mar.
I used to divert the river towards the sea.
Tú
Tú derivabas el agua del pozo.
You used to divert the water from the well.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella derivaba la corriente para regar las plantas.
She used to divert the current to water the plants.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros derivábamos el tráfico en la calle.
We used to divert the traffic on the street.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros derivabais el flujo del río.
You all used to divert the flow of the river.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos derivaban el agua para el sistema de riego.
They used to divert the water for the irrigation system.

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Yo derivaba el río hacia el mar.

Other conjugations of derivar

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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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