How to conjugate desbastar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

desbastar
to deburr, to smooth, to refine
regular verb

Desbastar means to remove roughness, burrs, or imperfections from a surface, often metal or wood, through grinding or polishing. It is used in contexts of refining or smoothing materials.

How to conjugate desbastar 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
desbastaba
Tú
desbastabas
Él / Ella / Usted
desbastaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
desbastábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
desbastabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
desbastaban

Examples of desbastar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo desbastaba la madera con cuidado.
I used to plane the wood carefully.
Tú
Tú desbastabas la piedra en el taller.
You used to chisel the stone in the workshop.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él desbastaba la superficie de la mesa.
He used to smooth the surface of the table.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros desbastábamos la madera en verano.
We used to plane the wood in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros desbastabais las piedras antiguas.
You all used to chisel the old stones.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos desbastaban la escultura lentamente.
They used to carve the sculpture slowly.

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Yo desbastaba la madera con cuidado.

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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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