10K+ students - 4.8/5
Learn with a teacher Learning materials included Practise conversation

Ir (to go) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

Ir (to go) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ir - Conjugation of to go 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: Ir (to go) - Verb conjugation and exercises

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

Conjugation of to go in Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) iba I used to go
(tú) ibas You were going
(él/ella) iba he/she was going
(nosotros/nosotras) íbamos we were going
(vosotros/vosotras) ibais you went
(ellos/ellas) iban they went

Example phrases

Spanish English
Iba a llamar a la Cruz Roja. I was going to call the Red Cross.
Ibas a alertar sobre el incendio. You were going to alert about the fire.
Él iba directo a la sala de urgencias. He was heading straight to the emergency room.
Íbamos a pedir ayuda en la comisaría. We were going to ask for help at the police station.
Ibais a consultar el número de emergencia. You were going to call the emergency number.
Iban a organizar el socorro. They were going to organise the relief.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

Show translation Show answers

ibais, ibas, iba, iban

1.
Él ... directo a la sala de urgencias.
(He was heading straight to the emergency room.)
2.
... a consultar el número de emergencia.
(You were going to call the emergency number.)
3.
... a llamar a la cruz roja.
(I was going to call the Red Cross.)
4.
... a alertar sobre el incendio.
(You were going to alert about the fire.)
5.
... a organizar el socorro.
(They were going to organise the relief.)