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Estar (to be) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

Estar (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Estar - Conjugation of to be 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: Estar (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Saludos y despedidas (Greetings and Farewells)

Conjugation of to be in Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo estaba I was
tú estabas You were
él/ella estaba he was
nosotros/nosotras estábamos we were
vosotros/vosotras estabais you (all) were
ellos/ellas estaban they were

Example phrases

Spanish English
Yo estaba admirando el cielo estrellado. I was admiring the starry sky.
Tú estabas observando la luna llena. You were watching the full moon.
Él estaba fascinado con las estrellas. He was fascinated with the stars.
Nosotros estábamos disfrutando del espacio abierto. We were enjoying the open space.
Vosotros estabais en el norte admirando el planeta. You were in the north admiring the planet.
Ellas estaban comentando lo desagradable del sur. They were commenting on the unpleasantness of the south.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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estaban, estabas, estabais, estábamos, estaba

1.
Tú observando la luna llena.
(You were watching the full moon.)
2.
Ellas comentando lo desagradable del sur.
(They were commenting on the unpleasantness of the south.)
3.
Él fascinado con las estrellas.
(He was fascinated with the stars.)
4.
Nosotros disfrutando del espacio abierto.
(We were enjoying the open space.)
5.
Yo admirando el cielo estrellado.
(I was admiring the starry sky.)
6.
Vosotros en el norte admirando el planeta.
(You were in the north admiring the planet.)