How to conjugate esforzar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

esforzar
to strain, to exert oneself, to try hard
regular verb

Esforzar means to make an effort or exert oneself to achieve something. It can also refer to straining or forcing something physically or emotionally.

How to conjugate esforzar 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
me esforzaba
Tú
te esforzabas
Él / Ella / Usted
se esforzaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
nos esforzábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
os esforzabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
se esforzaban

Examples of esforzar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo me esforzaba mucho en la escuela.
I used to try hard in school.
Tú
Tú te esforzabas siempre en los exámenes.
You used to put effort into exams.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella se esforzaba por mejorar.
She used to strive to improve.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros nos esforzábamos en el equipo.
We used to try hard in the team.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros os esforzabais mucho en clase.
You all used to work hard in class.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos se esforzaban por ganar.
They used to try to win.

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Yo me esforzaba mucho en la escuela.

Other conjugations of esforzar

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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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