How to conjugate tentar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

tentar
to tempt
regular verb

Tentar means to try, attempt, or tempt someone or oneself to do something. It can also imply testing or challenging.

How to conjugate tentar 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
tentaba
Tú
tentabas
Él / Ella / Usted
tentaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
tentábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
tentabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
tentaban

Examples of tentar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo tentaba a mis amigos con historias.
I used to tempt my friends with stories.
Tú
Tú tentabas a tu hermana con bromas.
You used to tempt your sister with jokes.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él tentaba a los niños con dulces.
He used to tempt the children with candies.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros tentábamos a los perros con comida.
We used to tempt the dogs with food.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros tentabais a los gatos con juguetes.
You all used to tempt the cats with toys.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos tentaban a los jugadores con premios.
They used to tempt the players with prizes.

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Yo tentaba a mis amigos con historias.

Other conjugations of tentar

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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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