How to conjugate detestar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

detestar
to hate
regular verb

Detestar means to strongly dislike or hate something or someone. It is used to express intense aversion or dislike.

How to conjugate detestar 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
detestaba
Tú
detestabas
Él / Ella / Usted
detestaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
detestábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
detestabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
detestaban

Examples of detestar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo detestaba las verduras cuando era niño.
I used to hate vegetables when I was a child.
Tú
Tú detestabas levantarte temprano.
You used to hate waking up early.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él detestaba ir al médico.
He used to hate going to the doctor.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros detestábamos las tareas aburridas.
We used to hate boring chores.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros detestabais las películas de terror.
You all used to hate horror movies.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos detestaban las clases de historia.
They used to hate history classes.

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Yo detestaba las verduras cuando era niño.

Other conjugations of detestar

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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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