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Cepillar (to brush) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Cepillar (to brush) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cepillar - Conjugation of to brush 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: Cepillar (to brush) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to brush in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo cepillaba I brushed
  • tú cepillabas you were brushing
  • él/ella cepillaba he/she was brushing
  • nosotros/nosotras cepillábamos we brushed
  • vosotros/vosotras cepillabais You brushed
  • ellos/ellas cepillaban They brushed

Example phrases

  • Yo cepillaba la planta en el jardín. I was brushing the plant in the garden.
  • Tú cepillabas la flor con cuidado. You were brushing the flower carefully.
  • Él cepillaba las hojas del árbol. He was brushing the tree leaves.
  • Nosotros cepillábamos el césped antes de regarlo. We brushed the lawn before watering it.
  • Vosotros cepillabais las piedras del camino. You brushed the stones of the path.
  • Ellos cepillaban el suelo del pasillo. They were brushing the hallway floor.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cepillar (to brush)

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

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Cepillar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... las hojas del árbol.

Él cepillaba las hojas del árbol.
(He was brushing the tree leaves.)

2. Tú ... la flor con cuidado.

Tú cepillabas la flor con cuidado.
(You were brushing the flower carefully.)

3. Nosotros ... el césped antes de regarlo.

Nosotros cepillábamos el césped antes de regarlo.
(We brushed the lawn before watering it.)

4. Vosotros ... las piedras del camino.

Vosotros cepillabais las piedras del camino.
(You brushed the stones of the path.)

5. Yo ... la planta en el jardín.

Yo cepillaba la planta en el jardín.
(I was brushing the plant in the garden.)

6. Ellos ... el suelo del pasillo.

Ellos cepillaban el suelo del pasillo.
(They were brushing the hallway floor.)