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Calentar (to heat) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Calentar (to heat) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Calentar - Conjugation of to heat 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: Calentar (to heat) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Electrodomésticos (Household appliances)

Conjugation of to heat in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo calentaba I heated
  • tú calentabas you heated
  • él/ella calentaba he/she was heating
  • nosotros/nosotras calentábamos we heated
  • vosotros/vosotras calentabais You heated
  • ellos/ellas calentaban they heated

Example phrases

  • Yo calentaba el agua en la olla I was heating the water in the pot
  • Tú calentabas la leche en la taza You heated the milk in the cup
  • Él calentaba la comida en la sartén He was heating the food in the frying pan
  • Nosotros calentábamos la sopa en el mueble We heated the soup in the cabinet
  • Vosotros calentabais el té en la cocina You/heated the tea in the kitchen
  • Ellos calentaban la cena en el horno They were heating the dinner in the oven

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - calentar (to heat)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Calentar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Yo ... el agua en la olla

Yo calentaba el agua en la olla
(I was heating the water in the pot)

2. Él ... la comida en la sartén

Él calentaba la comida en la sartén
(He was heating the food in the frying pan)

3. Ellos ... la cena en el horno

Ellos calentaban la cena en el horno
(They were heating the dinner in the oven)

4. Tú ... la leche en la taza

Tú calentabas la leche en la taza
(You heated the milk in the cup)

5. Vosotros ... el té en la cocina

Vosotros calentabais el té en la cocina
(You/heated the tea in the kitchen)

6. Nosotros ... la sopa en el mueble

Nosotros calentábamos la sopa en el mueble
(We heated the soup in the cabinet)