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Bailar (to dance) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

Bailar (to dance) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Bailar - Conjugation of to dance 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: Bailar (to dance) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Viernes por la noche (Friday night out)

Conjugation of to dance in Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo bailaba I danced
tú bailabas You were dancing
él/ella bailaba he danced
nosotros/nosotras bailábamos we danced
vosotros/vosotras bailabais You/you danced
ellos/ellas bailaban they were dancing

Example phrases

Spanish English
Bailaba mucho en el teatro. I was dancing a lot in the theater.
Bailabas con el artista famoso. You danced with the famous artist.
Bailaba en el espectáculo ayer. He/she was dancing in the show yesterday.
Bailábamos juntos en el concierto. We were dancing together at the concert.
Bailabais en la plaza del centro. You danced in the central square.
Bailaban cerca del cine los viernes. They danced near the cinema on Fridays.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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bailaba, bailábamos, bailaban, bailabais, bailabas

1.
... en el espectáculo ayer.
(He/she was dancing in the show yesterday.)
2.
... juntos en el concierto.
(We were dancing together at the concert.)
3.
... con el artista famoso.
(You danced with the famous artist.)
4.
... mucho en el teatro.
(I was dancing a lot in the theater.)
5.
... en la plaza del centro.
(You danced in the central square.)
6.
... cerca del cine los viernes.
(They danced near the cinema on Fridays.)