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Aprovechar (to take advantage of) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Aprovechar (to take advantage of) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Aprovechar - Conjugation of to take advantage of in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Aprovechar (to take advantage of) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Logros y reveses (Achievements and setbacks)

Conjugation of to take advantage of in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo aprovechaba I was taking advantage of
  • tú aprovechabas You were taking advantage of
  • él/ella aprovechaba he/she was taking advantage of
  • nosotros/nosotras aprovechábamos We took advantage of
  • vosotros/vosotras aprovechabais You all were taking advantage of
  • ellos/ellas aprovechaban They took advantage of

Example phrases

  • Yo aprovechaba el tiempo para hacer un curso. I was taking advantage of the time to do a course.
  • Tú aprovechabas la oportunidad de explorar América. You took advantage of the opportunity to explore America.
  • Él aprovechaba su carrera profesional en el departamento. He was taking advantage of his professional career in the department.
  • Nosotros aprovechábamos el sentido del humor en el grupo. We took advantage of the sense of humour in the group.
  • Vosotros aprovechabais la calidad de vida en Oceanía. You were taking advantage of the quality of life in Oceania.
  • Ellos aprovechaban la ventaja de tener buena conexión a Internet. They were taking advantage of the advantage of having a good Internet connection.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - aprovechar (to take advantage of)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Aprovechar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... su carrera profesional en el departamento.

Él aprovechaba su carrera profesional en el departamento.
(He was taking advantage of his professional career in the department.)

2. Ellos ... la ventaja de tener buena conexión a internet.

Ellos aprovechaban la ventaja de tener buena conexión a internet.
(They were taking advantage of having a good internet connection.)

3. Yo ... el tiempo para hacer un curso.

Yo aprovechaba el tiempo para hacer un curso.
(I was taking advantage of the time to do a course.)

4. Nosotros ... el sentido del humor en el grupo.

Nosotros aprovechábamos el sentido del humor en el grupo.
(We took advantage of the sense of humour in the group.)

5. Vosotros ... la calidad de vida en oceanía.

Vosotros aprovechabais la calidad de vida en oceanía.
(You lot were taking advantage of the quality of life in Oceania.)

6. Tú ... la oportunidad de explorar américa.

Tú aprovechabas la oportunidad de explorar américa.
(You used to take the opportunity to explore America.)