How to conjugate desalentar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

desalentar
to discourage
regular verb

Desalentar means to discourage or dissuade someone from doing something. It is used when causing someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm about an action or idea.

How to conjugate desalentar 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
desalentaba
Tú
desalentabas
Él / Ella / Usted
desalentaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
desalentábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
desalentabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
desalentaban

Examples of desalentar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Antes, desalentaba a mis amigos fácilmente.
I used to discourage my friends easily.
Tú
Tú desalentabas a los niños con tus palabras.
You used to discourage the children with your words.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella desalentaba a su equipo en los partidos.
She used to discourage her team in the matches.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros desalentábamos a los estudiantes en clase.
We used to discourage the students in class.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros desalentabais a los nuevos empleados.
You all used to discourage the new employees.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos desalentaban a sus compañeros frecuentemente.
They used to discourage their classmates frequently.

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Antes, desalentaba a mis amigos fácilmente.

Other conjugations of desalentar

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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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