How to conjugate flotar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

flotar
to float
regular verb

Flotar means to stay on the surface of a liquid or in the air without sinking or falling. It is used to describe objects or beings that remain buoyant or suspended.

How to conjugate flotar 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
flotaba
flotabas
Él / Ella / Usted
flotaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
flotábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
flotabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
flotaban

Examples of flotar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo flotaba en el agua cuando era niño.
I used to float in the water when I was a child.
Tú flotabas en la piscina todos los veranos.
You used to float in the pool every summer.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella flotaba tranquilamente en el río.
She used to float peacefully in the river.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros flotábamos en el lago durante las vacaciones.
We used to float in the lake during the holidays.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros flotabais en el mar cada verano.
You all used to float in the sea every summer.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos flotaban en la piscina por horas.
They used to float in the pool for hours.

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