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Aprobar (to pass) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

Aprobar (to pass) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Aprobar - Conjugation of to pass in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Aprobar (to pass) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Título universitario (University degree)

Conjugation of to pass in Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) aprobaba I used to pass
(tú) aprobabas you were passing
(él/ella) aprobaba he/she was passing
(nosotros/nosotras) aprobábamos we passed
(vosotros/vosotras) aprobabais You all passed
(ellos/ellas) aprobaban they passed

Example phrases

Spanish English
Aprobaba el examen de historia en la escuela primaria. He was passing the history exam in primary school.
Aprobabas las pruebas del colegio con buena nota. You used to pass the school tests with good marks.
Aprobaba todas las asignaturas en la escuela secundaria. I used to pass all the subjects at secondary school.
Aprobábamos juntos en el aula durante el bachillerato. We used to pass together in the classroom during sixth form.
Aprobabais las materias interesantes con facilidad. You used to pass the interesting subjects with ease.
Aprobaban los exámenes gracias a la experiencia y la memoria. They used to pass the exams thanks to experience and memory.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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aprobaban, aprobaba, aprobabais, aprobábamos, aprobabas

1.
... todas las asignaturas en la escuela secundaria.
(I used to pass all the subjects at secondary school.)
2.
... las materias interesantes con facilidad.
(You used to pass the interesting subjects with ease.)
3.
... las pruebas del colegio con buena nota.
(You used to pass the school tests with good marks.)
4.
... los exámenes gracias a la experiencia y la memoria.
(They used to pass the exams thanks to experience and memory.)
5.
... el examen de historia en la escuela primaria.
(He was passing the history exam in primary school.)
6.
... juntos en el aula durante el bachillerato.
(We used to pass together in the classroom during sixth form.)