How to conjugate sofocar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

sofocar
to suffocate, to smother
regular verb

Sofocar means to cause someone or something to suffocate or to suppress or stifle feelings, sounds, or movements. It is used both literally and figuratively.

How to conjugate sofocar 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
sofocaba
Tú
sofocabas
Él / Ella / Usted
sofocaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
sofocabamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
sofocabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
sofocababan

Examples of sofocar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
El humo sofocaba a los niños.
The smoke was suffocating the children.
Tú
Tú sofocabas en la habitación cerrada.
You were suffocating in the closed room.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella siempre sofocaba en el calor.
She always suffocated in the heat.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros sofocabamos en la multitud.
We were suffocating in the crowd.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros sofocabais en el espacio pequeño.
You all were suffocating in the small space.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos sofocababan en la habitación cerrada.
They were suffocating in the closed room.

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El humo sofocaba a los niños.

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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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