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Conjugation Chart of “Intervenir” (to intervene) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Intervenir”

The Imperfect Tense of intervenir is used to describe actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past, for example, Intervenía en las reuniones para dar mi opinión. (I used to intervene in meetings to give my opinion.)

This verb follows the standard conjugation pattern for verbs ending in -ir in the Imperfect Tense, with the endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían.

How to Use Intervenir in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of intervenir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

To intervene or get involved: For example, Mi hermano intervenía en todas las discusiones familiares. (My brother would intervene in all family discussions.)

To participate: For example, Intervenía en los debates de clase. (I used to participate in class debates.)

To take part: For example, Ella no intervenía mucho en las actividades del club. (She didn’t take part much in the club activities.)

To interrupt: For example, El profesor intervenía cuando los alumnos se distraían. (The teacher would interrupt when the students got distracted.)

To mediate: For example, La policía intervenía para separar a los manifestantes. (The police would intervene to separate the protesters.)

To operate (surgically): For example, Al paciente lo intervenían quirúrgicamente. (The patient was being operated on surgically.)

Real Life Examples of Intervenir in the Imperfect Tense

Yo intervenía en las reuniones para dar mi opinión. (I used to intervene in meetings to give my opinion.)

Ellos intervenían en los conflictos para tratar de resolverlos. (They used to intervene in conflicts to try to resolve them.)

Tú intervenías demasiado en las discusiones familiares. (You used to intervene too much in family discussions.)

Nosotros interveníamos en las protestas para defender nuestros derechos. (We used to intervene in protests to defend our rights.)

Ustedes intervenían en los asuntos ajenos sin ser invitados. (You used to intervene in other people’s affairs without being invited.)

Ella intervenía en las clases para hacer preguntas interesantes. (She used to intervene in classes to ask interesting questions.)

Vosotros interveníais en las obras de teatro como extras. (You used to intervene in plays as extras.)

Él intervenía en las negociaciones para lograr un acuerdo justo. (He used to intervene in negotiations to achieve a fair agreement.)

¿Intervenías tú en las peleas callejeras de joven? (Did you use to intervene in street fights when you were young?)

La policía intervenía en las manifestaciones para mantener el orden. (The police used to intervene in demonstrations to maintain order.)

Mis padres intervenían en mis decisiones porque se preocupaban por mí. (My parents used to intervene in my decisions because they cared about me.)

¿Interveníais vosotros en los juegos de los niños del vecindario? (Did you use to intervene in the games of the neighborhood kids?)

Los bomberos intervenían rápidamente en caso de incendio. (The firefighters used to intervene quickly in case of fire.)

Nosotras interveníamos en las discusiones políticas para defender nuestras ideas. (We used to intervene in political discussions to defend our ideas.)

¿Intervenían ustedes en las peleas de sus hermanos cuando eran niños? (Did you use to intervene in your siblings’ fights when you were kids?)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Intervenir (to intervene) in the Imperfect Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.