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Cuidarse (to take care of oneself) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Cuidarse (to take care of oneself) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cuidarse - Conjugation of to take care of oneself 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: Cuidarse (to take care of oneself) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Estado físico y sensaciones. (Physical states and sensations)

Conjugation of to take care of oneself in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me cuidaba I took care of myself
  • tú te cuidabas You took care of yourself
  • él/ella se cuidaba He took care of himself
  • nosotros/nosotras nos cuidábamos We took care of ourselves
  • vosotros/vosotras os cuidabais You (all) took care of yourselves
  • ellos/ellas se cuidaban They took care of themselves

Example phrases

  • Yo me cuidaba para estar sano. I took care of myself to be healthy.
  • ¿Cómo estás? Te cuidabas mucho cuando eras niño. How are you? You took care of yourself a lot when you were a child.
  • Él se cuidaba porque era importante para él. He took care of himself because it was important to him.
  • Nosotros nos cuidábamos en la escuela. We took care of ourselves at school.
  • Vosotros os cuidabais juntos. You used to take care of yourselves together.
  • Ellos se cuidaban después de trabajar. They took care of themselves after working.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cuidarse (to take care of oneself)

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

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Cuidarse (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... juntos.

Vosotros os cuidabais juntos.
(You used to take care of yourselves together.)

2. Ellos ... después de trabajar.

Ellos se cuidaban después de trabajar.
(They took care of themselves after working.)

3. ¿Cómo estás? ... mucho cuando eras niño.

¿Cómo estás? te cuidabas mucho cuando eras niño.
(How are you? You looked after yourself a lot when you were a child.)

4. Yo ... para estar sano.

Yo me cuidaba para estar sano.
(I took care of myself to be healthy.)

5. Nosotros ... en la escuela.

Nosotros nos cuidábamos en la escuela.
(We took care of ourselves at school.)

6. Él ... porque era importante para él.

Él se cuidaba porque era importante para él.
(He took care of himself because it was important to him.)