How to conjugate encerrar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

encerrar
to enclose, to lock up, to shut in
regular verb

Encerrar means to enclose, lock up, or shut in something or someone. It is used when referring to the act of confining or enclosing within a space.

How to conjugate encerrar 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
encerraba
Tú
encerrabas
Él / Ella / Usted
encerraba
Nosotros / Nosotras
encerrábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
encerrabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
encerraban

Examples of encerrar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo encerraba mis juguetes en la caja.
I used to lock my toys in the box.
Tú
Tú encerrabas a los animales en la jaula.
You used to lock the animals in the cage.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella encerraba sus secretos en un diario.
She used to lock her secrets in a diary.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros encerrábamos las cartas en el armario.
We used to lock the letters in the closet.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros encerrabais las herramientas en el cobertizo.
You all used to lock the tools in the shed.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos encerraban a los niños en la casa.
They used to lock the children in the house.

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Yo encerraba mis juguetes en la caja.

Other conjugations of encerrar

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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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