How do you conjugate Matar in the imperfect tense?

Matar is regular in the imperfect tense

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

Matar Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo mataba I was killing, I used to kill
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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Negative Matar Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no mataba I was not killing, I never used to kill
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