How to conjugate prender in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

prender
to turn on, to light, to catch, to seize
regular verb

Prender means to turn on or light something, or to catch or seize something. It is used in contexts involving igniting, activating, or capturing.

How to conjugate prender 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
prendía
Tú
prendías
Él / Ella / Usted
prendía
Nosotros / Nosotras
prendíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
prendíais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
prendían

Examples of prender in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo prendía la luz todas las noches.
I used to turn on the light every night.
Tú
Tú prendías la vela en la fiesta.
You used to light the candle at the party.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella prendía la estufa antes de cocinar.
She used to turn on the stove before cooking.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros prendíamos la chimenea en invierno.
We used to light the fireplace in winter.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros prendíais las velas en la iglesia.
You all used to light the candles in the church.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos prendían las luces del árbol de Navidad.
They used to turn on the Christmas tree lights.

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Yo prendía la luz todas las noches.

Other conjugations of prender

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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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