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Cerrar (to close) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Cerrar (to close) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cerrar - Conjugation of to close 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: Cerrar (to close) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to close in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo cerraba I closed
  • tú cerrabas You were closing
  • él/ella cerraba he closed
  • nosotros/nosotras cerrábamos we closed
  • vosotros/vosotras cerrabais You closed
  • ellos/ellas cerraban They were closing

Example phrases

  • Yo siempre cerraba la puerta antes de salir. I always used to close the door before leaving.
  • Tú cerrabas la ventana cada noche. You used to close the window every night.
  • Él cerraba la tienda a las nueve. He used to close the store at nine.
  • Nosotros cerrábamos todas las aplicaciones antes de apagar la computadora. We used to close all the applications before turning off the computer.
  • Vosotros cerrabais el trato sin problemas. You all were closing the deal without problems.
  • Ellos cerraban el restaurante muy tarde. They used to close the restaurant very late.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cerrar (to close)

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

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Cerrar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Yo siempre ... la puerta antes de salir.

Yo siempre cerraba la puerta antes de salir.
(I always used to close the door before leaving.)

2. Ellos ... el restaurante muy tarde.

Ellos cerraban el restaurante muy tarde.
(They used to close the restaurant very late.)

3. Tú ... la ventana cada noche.

Tú cerrabas la ventana cada noche.
(You used to close the window every night.)

4. Él ... la tienda a las nueve.

Él cerraba la tienda a las nueve.
(He used to close the store at nine.)

5. Vosotros ... el trato sin problemas.

Vosotros cerrabais el trato sin problemas.
(You all were closing the deal without problems.)

6. Nosotros ... todas las aplicaciones antes de apagar la computadora.

Nosotros cerrábamos todas las aplicaciones antes de apagar la computadora.
(We used to close all the applications before turning off the computer.)