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Cambiar (to change) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

Cambiar (to change) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Cambiar - Conjugation of to change 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: Cambiar (to change) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Estaciones, meses y partes del año. (Seasons, months and parts of the year)

Conjugation of to change in Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) cambiaba I used to change
(tú) cambiabas You used to change
(él/ella) cambiaba he/she was changing
(nosotros/nosotras) cambiábamos we changed
(vosotros/vosotras) cambiabais You were changing
(ellos/ellas) cambiaban they were changing

Example phrases

Spanish English
Yo cambiaba el mapa al oeste. I used to change the map to the west.
Tú cambiabas de dirección al norte. You used to change direction to the north.
Él cambiaba la ruta hacia la luna. He was changing the route to the moon.
Nosotros cambiábamos el plan, admirando la cascada. We were changing the plan, admiring the waterfall.
Vosotros cambiabais el mapa, mirando el cielo. You used to change the map, looking at the sky.
Ellos cambiaban el rumbo hacia el océano. They were changing course towards the ocean.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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cambiaba, cambiábamos, cambiaban, cambiabais, cambiabas

1.
Tú ... de dirección al norte.
(You used to change direction to the north.)
2.
Él ... la ruta hacia la luna.
(He was changing the route to the moon.)
3.
Nosotros ... el plan, admirando la cascada.
(We were changing the plan, admiring the waterfall.)
4.
Vosotros ... el mapa, mirando el cielo.
(You used to change the map, looking at the sky.)
5.
Yo ... el mapa al oeste.
(I used to change the map to the west.)
6.
Ellos ... el rumbo hacia el océano.
(They were changing course towards the ocean.)