How to conjugate detener in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

detener
to stop
regular verb

Detener means to stop or halt something or someone. It can be used in various contexts such as stopping an action, a vehicle, or an event.

How to conjugate detener 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
detenía
Tú
detenías
Él / Ella / Usted
detenía
Nosotros / Nosotras
deteníamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
deteníais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
detenían

Examples of detener in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo detenía el coche en la esquina.
I used to stop the car at the corner.
Tú
Tú detenías el flujo de agua con la mano.
You used to stop the flow of water with your hand.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella detenía a los niños en la calle.
She used to stop the children in the street.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros deteníamos el partido para descansar.
We used to stop the game to rest.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros deteníais el avance del enemigo.
You all used to stop the enemy's advance.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos detenían a los sospechosos en la calle.
They used to stop the suspects in the street.

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Yo detenía el coche en la esquina.

Other conjugations of detener

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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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