Cantar (to sing) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Cantar (to sing) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cantar - Conjugation of to sing 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: Cantar (to sing) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Música y arte (Music and art)

Conjugation of to sing in Pretérito imperfecto

yo cantaba I was singing
tú cantabas You were singing
él/ella cantaba he/she was singing
nosotros/nosotras cantábamos We used to sing
vosotros/vosotras cantabais You (plural) sang
ellos/ellas cantaban They were singing

Example phrases

Yo cantaba en la plaza. I was singing in the square.
Tú cantabas la música en el parque. You sang the music in the park.
Él cantaba en frente del restaurante. He was singing in front of the restaurant.
Nosotros cantábamos en el centro. We sang in the city centre.
Vosotros cantabais una canción en la parada. You were singing a song at the bus stop.
Ellos cantaban en el coche. They were singing in the car.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cantar (to sing)

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

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Cantar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... en el coche.

Ellos cantaban en el coche.

(They were singing in the car.)

2. Él ... en frente del restaurante.

Él cantaba en frente del restaurante.

(He was singing in front of the restaurant.)

3. Vosotros ... una canción en la parada.

Vosotros cantabais una canción en la parada.

(You were singing a song at the bus stop.)

4. Tú ... la música en el parque.

Tú cantabas la música en el parque.

(You sang the music in the park.)

5. Nosotros ... en el centro.

Nosotros cantábamos en el centro.

(We sang in the city centre.)

6. Yo ... en la plaza.

Yo cantaba en la plaza.

(I was singing in the square.)