How to conjugate porfiar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

porfiar
to insist, to persist, to argue
regular verb

Porfiar means to insist or persist in doing something, often in an argumentative or stubborn manner. It can also imply arguing or debating persistently.

How to conjugate porfiar 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
porfiaba
Tú
porfiabas
Él / Ella / Usted
porfiaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
porfiábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
porfiabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
porfiaban

Examples of porfiar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo porfiaba en convencer a mi hermano.
I used to insist on convincing my brother.
Tú
Tú porfiabas mucho en esa discusión.
You used to insist a lot in that argument.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella porfiaba en que tenía razón.
She used to insist that she was right.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros porfiábamos en terminar el proyecto.
We used to insist on finishing the project.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros porfiabais en seguir el plan.
You all used to insist on following the plan.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos porfiaban en que era la mejor opción.
They used to insist that it was the best option.

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Yo porfiaba en convencer a mi hermano.

Other conjugations of porfiar

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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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