The Imperfect Tense of disminuir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, El número de estudiantes disminuía cada año. (The number of students was decreasing each year.)

Disminuir is a regular -ir verb, so its Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Disminuir (to decrease) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

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

To decrease or reduce: Por ejemplo, el nivel del agua disminuía durante la sequía. (The water level was decreasing during the drought.)

To diminish or lessen: Por ejemplo, su entusiasmo disminuía con cada fracaso. (Their enthusiasm was diminishing with each failure.)

To weaken or become less intense (colloquial): Por ejemplo, la fiesta disminuía después de la medianoche. (The party was dying down after midnight.)

Examples

Examples of Disminuir in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando disminuía la temperatura por la noche, encendíamos la calefacción. (When the temperature dropped at night, we turned on the heating.)

El nivel del río disminuía lentamente después de las fuertes lluvias. (The river level was slowly decreasing after the heavy rains.)

Mi interés por ese deporte disminuía con el tiempo. (My interest in that sport was decreasing over time.)

Ella disminuía la velocidad al acercarse a la curva. (She was slowing down as she approached the curve.)

Nuestro presupuesto disminuía mes a mes debido a los gastos inesperados. (Our budget was decreasing month by month due to unexpected expenses.)

La contaminación disminuía gracias a las nuevas regulaciones ambientales. (Pollution was decreasing thanks to the new environmental regulations.)

El ruido de la fiesta disminuía poco a poco cuando se hacía más tarde. (The noise from the party was gradually decreasing as it got later.)

La tensión entre los dos países disminuía después de las negociaciones diplomáticas. (The tension between the two countries was decreasing after diplomatic negotiations.)

Yo disminuía la cantidad de azúcar en mis bebidas para cuidar mi salud. (I was reducing the amount of sugar in my drinks to take care of my health.)

El entrenador disminuía la intensidad de los ejercicios cuando veía que los atletas estaban cansados. (The coach was decreasing the intensity of the exercises when he saw that the athletes were tired.)

La empresa disminuía la producción debido a la baja demanda. (The company was decreasing production due to low demand.)

Mis ahorros disminuían rápidamente por los gastos inesperados. (My savings were decreasing rapidly due to unexpected expenses.)

El volumen de la música disminuía gradualmente mientras me quedaba dormido. (The volume of the music was gradually decreasing as I fell asleep.)

La inflación disminuía lentamente gracias a las medidas económicas del gobierno. (Inflation was slowly decreasing thanks to the government’s economic measures.)

Nosotros disminuíamos el consumo de energía para ayudar al medio ambiente. (We were reducing energy consumption to help the environment.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Disminuir (to decrease) in the Imperfect Tense 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.