Matar is regular in the imperfect tense
See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.
Spanish | English |
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yo mataba | I was killing, I used to kill |
tú matabas | you were killing, you used to kill |
él mataba | he/she/it was killing, he/she/it used to kill |
nosotros matábamos | we were killing, we used to kill |
vosotros matabais | you were killing, you used to kill |
ellos mataban | they were killing, they used to kill |
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Spanish | English |
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yo no mataba | I was not killing, I never used to kill |
tú no matabas | you were not killing, you never used to kill |
él no mataba | he/she/it was not killing, he/she/it never used to kill |
nosotros no matábamos | we were not killing, we never used to kill |
vosotros no matabais | you were not killing, you never used to kill |
ellos no mataban | they were not killing, they never used to kill |