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Escribir (to write) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

Escribir (to write) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Escribir - Conjugation of to write 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: Escribir (to write) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Decir tu nombre (Telling your name)

Conjugation of to write in Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo escribía I was writing
tú escribías You were writing
él/ella escribía he was writing
nosotros/nosotras escribíamos We wrote
vosotros/vosotras escribíais You all were writing
ellos/ellas escribían They were writing

Example phrases

Spanish English
Yo escribía cartas mientras escuchaba la radio. I was writing letters while listening to the radio.
Tú escribías en tu diario todos los días antes de dormir. You used to write in your diary every day before sleeping.
Él escribía artículos para la revista cada semana. He wrote articles for the magazine every week.
Nosotros escribíamos correos electrónicos para estar informados. We were writing emails to stay informed.
Vosotros escribíais sobre la conferencia que emitía la emisora. You were writing about the conference that the station was broadcasting.
Ellos escribían sobre las campañas publicitarias en el periódico. They were writing about the advertising campaigns in the newspaper.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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escribía, escribían, escribíais, escribíamos, escribías

1.
Yo ... cartas mientras escuchaba la radio.
(I was writing letters while listening to the radio.)
2.
Nosotros ... correos electrónicos para estar informados.
(We were writing emails to stay informed.)
3.
Él ... artículos para la revista cada semana.
(He wrote articles for the magazine every week.)
4.
Tú ... en tu diario todos los días antes de dormir.
(You used to write in your diary every day before sleeping.)
5.
Vosotros ... sobre la conferencia que emitía la emisora.
(You were writing about the conference that the station was broadcasting.)
6.
Ellos ... sobre las campañas publicitarias en el periódico.
(They were writing about the advertising campaigns in the newspaper.)