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 was changing
tú cambiabas you were changing
él/ella cambiaba he changed
nosotros/nosotras cambiábamos we changed
vosotros/vosotras cambiabais You (plural) used to change
ellos/ellas cambiaban They were changing

Example phrases

Spanish English
Siempre cambiaba el mapa de la playa. He always changed the map of the beach.
Cambiabas de dirección en el noroeste. You used to change direction in the northwest.
Él cambiaba el mar por la isla. He used to trade the sea for the island.
Cambiábamos la ruta hacia el sudeste. We were changing the route towards the southeast.
Cambiabais de plan al ver el océano. You used to change the plan upon seeing the ocean.
Ellas cambiaban la descripción del mapa. They were changing the map description.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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cambiaba, cambiábamos, cambiaban, cambiabais, cambiabas

1.
... de dirección en el noroeste.
(You used to change direction in the northwest.)
2.
Él ... el mar por la isla.
(He used to trade the sea for the island.)
3.
... la ruta hacia el sudeste.
(We were changing the route towards the southeast.)
4.
... de plan al ver el océano.
(You used to change the plan upon seeing the ocean.)
5.
Siempre ... el mapa de la playa.
(He always changed the map of the beach.)
6.
Ellas ... la descripción del mapa.
(They were changing the map description.)