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Restar (to subtract) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Restar (to subtract) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Restar - Conjugation of to subtract 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: Restar (to subtract) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Números y contar (Numbers and counting)

Conjugation of to subtract in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo restaba I was subtracting
  • tú restabas You were subtracting
  • él/ella restaba he was subtracting
  • nosotros/nosotras restábamos we subtracted
  • vosotros/vosotras restabais you were subtracting
  • ellos/ellas restaban they subtracted

Example phrases

  • Yo restaba los puntos de la prueba. I was subtracting the points from the test.
  • Tú restabas las cifras incorrectas. You were subtracting the incorrect figures.
  • Él restaba el monto total. He was subtracting the total amount.
  • Nosotros restábamos en la clase de matemáticas. We were subtracting in the maths class.
  • Vosotros restabais las diferencias entre los números. You were subtracting the differences between the numbers.
  • Ellos restaban cuando tenían dudas. They subtracted when they had doubts.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - restar (to subtract)

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

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Restar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... el monto total.

Él restaba el monto total.
(He was subtracting the total amount.)

2. Tú ... las cifras incorrectas.

Tú restabas las cifras incorrectas.
(You were subtracting the incorrect figures.)

3. Vosotros ... las diferencias entre los números.

Vosotros restabais las diferencias entre los números.
(You were subtracting the differences between the numbers.)

4. Yo ... los puntos de la prueba.

Yo restaba los puntos de la prueba.
(I was subtracting the points from the test.)

5. Ellos ... cuando tenían dudas.

Ellos restaban cuando tenían dudas.
(They subtracted when they had doubts.)

6. Nosotros ... en la clase de matemáticas.

Nosotros restábamos en la clase de matemáticas.
(We were subtracting in the maths class.)