How to conjugate empecinar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

empecinar
to insist stubbornly
regular verb

Empecinar means to persist stubbornly in a course of action or opinion, often despite opposition or difficulty. It conveys a sense of obstinate determination.

How to conjugate empecinar 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
empecinaba
Tú
empecinabas
Él / Ella / Usted
empecinaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
empecinábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
empecinabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
empecinaban

Examples of empecinar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo siempre empecinaba en mis ideas.
I always stubbornly stuck to my ideas.
Tú
Tú empecinabas en no escuchar.
You used to be stubborn about not listening.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella se empecinaba en ganar.
She used to be stubborn about winning.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros empecinábamos en terminar temprano.
We used to be stubborn about finishing early.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros empecinabais en seguir adelante.
You all used to be stubborn about moving forward.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos se empecinaban en sus decisiones.
They used to be stubborn about their decisions.

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Yo siempre empecinaba en mis ideas.

Other conjugations of empecinar

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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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