How to conjugate explotar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

explotar
to exploit, to explode
regular verb

Explotar means to exploit or to cause to explode. It is used both in contexts of taking advantage of resources or people, and in the context of an explosion or bursting.

How to conjugate explotar 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
explotaba
explotabas
Él / Ella / Usted
explotaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
explotábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
explotabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
explotaban

Examples of explotar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
El volcán explotaba con frecuencia.
The volcano used to erupt frequently.
Tú explotabas las ideas en clase.
You used to explode the ideas in class.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella explotaba su talento en el teatro.
She used to showcase her talent in the theater.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros explotábamos recursos naturales.
We used to exploit natural resources.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros explotabais la situación.
You all used to exploit the situation.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Los niños explotaban su imaginación.
The children used to exploit their imagination.

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El volcán explotaba con frecuencia.

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