How to conjugate roer in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

roer
to gnaw
irregular verb

Roer means to gnaw or chew on something repeatedly, often used to describe animals biting or chewing on objects like wood or bones.

How to conjugate roer 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
roía
Tú
roías
Él / Ella / Usted
roía
Nosotros / Nosotras
roíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
roíais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
roían

Examples of roer in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
El ratón roía el queso lentamente.
The mouse was gnawing the cheese slowly.
Tú
Tú roías la madera para hacer fuego.
You used to gnaw the wood to make fire.
Él / Ella / Usted
El perro roía su hueso favorito.
The dog was gnawing on its favorite bone.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros roíamos las uñas por nervios.
We used to bite our nails out of nerves.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros roíais las semillas de la fruta.
You all used to gnaw the fruit seeds.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos roían las tapas de las botellas.
They used to gnaw the bottle caps.

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El ratón roía el queso lentamente.

Other conjugations of roer

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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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