How to conjugate espabilar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

espabilar
to wake up, to get a move on, to alert
regular verb

Espabilar means to wake up or become alert, often used colloquially to encourage someone to hurry up or pay attention.

How to conjugate espabilar 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
espabilaba
espabilabas
Él / Ella / Usted
espabilaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
espabilábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
espabilabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
espabilaban

Examples of espabilar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo espabilaba cuando era niño.
I used to wake up early when I was a child.
Tú espabilabas en las clases de historia.
You used to wake up early in history classes.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella espabilaba antes de salir.
She used to wake up before leaving.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros espabilábamos juntos en verano.
We used to wake up early together in summer.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros espabilabais para llegar a tiempo.
You all used to wake up early to arrive on time.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos espabilaban en las mañanas frías.
They used to wake up early on cold mornings.

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