How to conjugate despertar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

despertar
to wake up
regular verb

Despertar means to wake someone up or to become awake oneself. It is used in contexts related to waking up from sleep or becoming alert.

How to conjugate despertar 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
despertaba
Tú
despertabas
Él / Ella / Usted
despertaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
despertábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
despertabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
despertaban

Examples of despertar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo despertaba temprano todos los días.
I used to wake up early every day.
Tú
Tú despertabas con el sonido del pájaro.
You used to wake up with the sound of the bird.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella despertaba antes del amanecer.
She used to wake up before dawn.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros despertábamos juntos los fines de semana.
We used to wake up together on weekends.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros despertabais tarde en verano.
You all used to wake up late in summer.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos despertaban con el sol.
They used to wake up with the sun.

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Yo despertaba temprano todos los días.

Other conjugations of despertar

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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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