How do you conjugate Estar in the imperfect tense?

Estar is regular in the imperfect tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Estar Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish	English
yo estaba	I was being, I used to be
tú estabas	you were being, you used to be
él estaba	he/she/it was being, he/she/it used to be
nosotros estábamos	we were being, we used to be
vosotros estabais	you were being, you used to be
ellos estaban	they were being, they used to be

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Negative Estar Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish	English
yo no estaba	I was not being, I never used to be
tú no estabas	you were not being, you never used to be
él no estaba	he/she/it was not being, he/she/it never used to be
nosotros no estábamos	we were not being, we never used to be
vosotros no estabais	you were not being, you never used to be
ellos no estaban	they were not being, they never used to be