How to conjugate desviar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

desviar
to divert, to deflect, to stray
regular verb

Desviar means to turn aside, divert, or cause something to change direction. It can be used physically, such as diverting a road, or metaphorically, such as diverting attention.

How to conjugate desviar 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
desviaba
Tú
desviabas
Él / Ella / Usted
desviaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
desviábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
desviabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
desviaban

Examples of desviar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo desviaba la mirada cuando me hablaban.
I used to avert my gaze when they spoke to me.
Tú
Tú desviabas la atención en clase.
You used to distract attention in class.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella desviaba el camino para evitar obstáculos.
She used to divert the path to avoid obstacles.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros desviábamos la ruta habitual.
We used to deviate from the usual route.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros desviabais la atención del problema.
You all used to divert attention from the problem.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos desviaban la mirada cuando mentían.
They used to avert their gaze when they lied.

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Yo desviaba la mirada cuando me hablaban.

Other conjugations of desviar

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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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