How to conjugate masticar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

masticar
to chew
regular verb

Masticar means to chew food with the teeth. It is used to describe the action of breaking down food before swallowing.

How to conjugate masticar 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
masticaba
Tú
masticabas
Él / Ella / Usted
masticaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
masticábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
masticabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
masticaban

Examples of masticar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo masticaba chicle de niño.
I used to chew gum as a child.
Tú
Tú masticabas mucho en clase.
You used to chew a lot in class.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella masticaba caramelos todo el día.
She used to chew candies all day.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros masticábamos pan en la fiesta.
We used to chew bread at the party.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros masticabais chicle en la escuela.
You all used to chew gum at school.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos masticaban caramelos en el cine.
They used to chew candies at the movies.

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Yo masticaba chicle de niño.

Other conjugations of masticar

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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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