How to conjugate machacar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

machacar
to crush, to grind, to pound
regular verb

Machacar means to crush or grind something into small pieces, often by pounding. It can also be used figuratively to mean overdoing or emphasizing something excessively.

How to conjugate machacar 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
machacaba
Tú
machacabas
Él / Ella / Usted
machacaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
machacábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
machacabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
machacaban

Examples of machacar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo machacaba las especias para el guiso.
I used to crush the spices for the stew.
Tú
Tú machacabas las semillas con un mortero.
You used to crush the seeds with a mortar.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella machacaba el ajo antes de cocinar.
She used to crush the garlic before cooking.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros machacábamos las hierbas en el mortero.
We used to crush the herbs in the mortar.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros machacabais las pastillas para el dolor.
You all used to crush the pills for the pain.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos machacaban las piedras para hacer polvo.
They used to crush the stones to make powder.

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Yo machacaba las especias para el guiso.

Other conjugations of machacar

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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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