How to conjugate picotear in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

picotear
to peck
regular verb

Picotear means to peck or nibble at something, often used to describe the action of birds pecking or eating small bites of food.

How to conjugate picotear 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
picoteaba
Tú
picoteabas
Él / Ella / Usted
picoteaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
picoteábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
picoteabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
picoteaban

Examples of picotear in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
El pájaro picoteaba la comida.
The bird was pecking at the food.
Tú
Tú picoteabas en la mesa.
You were pecking at the table.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella picoteaba en el jardín.
She was pecking in the garden.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros picoteábamos en la fiesta.
We were pecking at the party.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros picoteabais en la cocina.
You all were pecking in the kitchen.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos picoteaban durante la reunión.
They were pecking during the meeting.

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El pájaro picoteaba la comida.

Other conjugations of picotear

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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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