How to conjugate espantar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

espantar
to scare away
regular verb

Espantar means to frighten or scare someone or something away. It is used to describe causing fear or alarm that leads to fleeing or retreating.

How to conjugate espantar 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
espantaba
Tú
espantabas
Él / Ella / Usted
espantaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
espantábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
espantabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
espantaban

Examples of espantar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Antes, espantaba a los niños con historias.
Before, I used to scare children with stories.
Tú
Tú espantabas a los animales en el bosque.
You used to scare animals in the forest.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella espantaba a los invitados con su risa.
She used to scare the guests with her laughter.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros espantábamos a los niños en la fiesta.
We used to scare the children at the party.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros espantabais a los pájaros con piedras.
You all used to scare the birds with stones.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos espantaban a los vecinos con ruidos.
They used to scare the neighbors with noises.

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Antes, espantaba a los niños con historias.

Other conjugations of espantar

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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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