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Divorciarse (to divorce) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Divorciarse (to divorce) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Divorciarse - Conjugation of to divorce 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: Divorciarse (to divorce) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Amor y amistad (Love and friendship)

Conjugation of to divorce in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me divorciaba I was divorcing
  • tú te divorciabas You were divorcing
  • él/ella se divorciaba he was divorcing
  • nosotros/nosotras nos divorciábamos We were divorcing
  • vosotros/vosotras os divorciabais You divorced
  • ellos/ellas se divorciaban They were divorcing

Example phrases

  • Yo me divorciaba porque no éramos felices. I was getting divorced because we were not happy.
  • Tú te divorciabas antes de mudarte a otra ciudad. You were getting divorced before moving to another city.
  • Él se divorciaba cuando empezó a viajar más por trabajo. He was getting divorced when he started to travel more for work.
  • Nosotros nos divorciábamos después de muchos intentos de reconciliación. We were getting divorced after many attempts at reconciliation.
  • Vosotros os divorciabais aunque seguíais siendo amigos. You were getting divorced although you were still being friends.
  • Ellos se divorciaban mientras intentaban mantener la amistad. They were getting divorced while trying to maintain the friendship.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - divorciarse (to divorce)

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

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Divorciarse (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Nosotros ... después de muchos intentos de reconciliación.

Nosotros nos divorciábamos después de muchos intentos de reconciliación.
(We were getting divorced after many attempts at reconciliation.)

2. Vosotros ... aunque seguíais siendo amigos.

Vosotros os divorciabais aunque seguíais siendo amigos.
(You were getting divorced although you were still being friends.)

3. Él ... cuando empezó a viajar más por trabajo.

Él se divorciaba cuando empezó a viajar más por trabajo.
(He was getting divorced when he started to travel more for work.)

4. Tú ... antes de mudarte a otra ciudad.

Tú te divorciabas antes de mudarte a otra ciudad.
(You were getting divorced before moving to another city.)

5. Ellos ... mientras intentaban mantener la amistad.

Ellos se divorciaban mientras intentaban mantener la amistad.
(They were getting divorced while trying to maintain the friendship.)

6. Yo ... porque no éramos felices.

Yo me divorciaba porque no éramos felices.
(I was getting divorced because we were not happy.)