How to conjugate mancillar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

mancillar
to stain, to tarnish, to defile
regular verb

Mancillar means to stain or tarnish something, often used metaphorically to refer to damaging someone's reputation or honor. It can also refer to physically staining or dirtying something.

How to conjugate mancillar 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
mancillaba
mancillabas
Él / Ella / Usted
mancillaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
mancillábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
mancillabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
mancillaban

Examples of mancillar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
El niño mancillaba la pared con pintura.
The boy was staining the wall with paint.
Tú mancillabas la ropa con barro.
You were staining the clothes with mud.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella mancillaba su vestido con vino.
She was staining her dress with wine.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros mancillábamos las paredes con grafiti.
We were staining the walls with graffiti.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros mancillabais la arena con piedras.
You all were staining the sand with stones.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos mancillaban el suelo con aceite.
They were staining the floor with oil.

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