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Conjugation Chart of “Contradecir” (to contradict) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Contradecir”

The Imperfect Tense of Contradecir is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Yo contradecía a mi hermano cuando discutíamos. (I used to contradict my brother when we argued.)

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

How to Use Contradecir in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of contradecir is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action of contradicting in the past.

To contradict or disagree: Por ejemplo, Yo contradecía a mi hermano cuando decía mentiras. (I used to contradict my brother when he told lies.)

To deny or refute: Por ejemplo, Los científicos contradecían las teorías antiguas con nuevas pruebas. (The scientists used to contradict the old theories with new evidence.)

To go against or oppose: Por ejemplo, Su comportamiento contradecía sus palabras. (His behavior used to contradict his words.)

Colloquial usage: Por ejemplo, ¿Por qué siempre me contradecías cuando te decía algo? (Why did you always contradict me when I told you something?)

Real Life Examples of Contradecir in the Imperfect Tense

Yo contradecía a mi jefe con frecuencia porque sus ideas eran anticuadas. (I often contradicted my boss because his ideas were outdated.)

Ella contradecía a su esposo en público, lo cual era considerado grosero. (She contradicted her husband in public, which was considered rude.)

El político contradecía las estadísticas oficiales con sus propios datos. (The politician contradicted the official statistics with his own data.)

Aunque mi amigo contradecía mis opiniones, yo respetaba su punto de vista. (Even though my friend contradicted my opinions, I respected his point of view.)

La abogada contradecía los argumentos de la parte contraria con pruebas sólidas. (The lawyer contradicted the opposing party’s arguments with solid evidence.)

El científico contradecía las teorías establecidas con sus nuevos descubrimientos. (The scientist contradicted established theories with his new discoveries.)

Nosotros contradecíamos las reglas de la sociedad porque creíamos en la libertad individual. (We contradicted society’s rules because we believed in individual freedom.)

Ellos contradecían las creencias populares con sus investigaciones académicas. (They contradicted popular beliefs with their academic research.)

Tú contradecías a tus padres cuando eras adolescente, ¿verdad? (You used to contradict your parents when you were a teenager, right?)

En la reunión, el gerente contradecía los informes financieros con sus propios cálculos. (In the meeting, the manager contradicted the financial reports with his own calculations.)

La crítica de arte contradecía las interpretaciones convencionales con su análisis único. (The art critic contradicted conventional interpretations with her unique analysis.)

El entrenador contradecía las tácticas del equipo contrario con su estrategia innovadora. (The coach contradicted the opposing team’s tactics with his innovative strategy.)

Aunque mi hermana contradecía mis decisiones, yo sabía que lo hacía por mi bien. (Even though my sister contradicted my decisions, I knew she did it for my own good.)

El filósofo contradecía las ideas preconcebidas con su pensamiento profundo. (The philosopher contradicted preconceived ideas with his deep thinking.)

Ustedes contradecían las normas sociales porque creían en la igualdad y la justicia. (You contradicted social norms because you believed in equality and justice.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Contradecir (to contradict) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American 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.