How to conjugate riñir in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

riñir
to scold
irregular verb

Riñir means to scold or reprimand someone, often a child, for misbehavior. It is used to describe the act of expressing disapproval or correction.

How to conjugate riñir 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
riñía
Tú
riñías
Él / Ella / Usted
riñía
Nosotros / Nosotras
riñíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
riñíais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
riñían

Examples of riñir in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Cuando era niño, riñía a menudo a mis hermanos.
When I was a child, I used to scold my siblings often.
Tú
Tú riñías mucho cuando estabas enojado.
You used to scold a lot when you were angry.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella riñía a los niños en la escuela.
She used to scold the children at school.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros riñíamos por cosas pequeñas.
We used to argue about small things.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros riñíais mucho en la reunión.
You all used to scold a lot during the meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos riñían por diferencias de opinión.
They used to argue over differences of opinion.

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Cuando era niño, riñía a menudo a mis hermanos.

Other conjugations of riñir

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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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