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Chatear (to chat) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Chatear (to chat) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Chatear - Conjugation of to chat 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: Chatear (to chat) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to chat in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo chateaba I was chatting
  • tú chateabas you were chatting
  • él/ella chateaba he/she was chatting
  • nosotros/nosotras chateábamos we were chatting
  • vosotros/vosotras chateabais you chatted
  • ellos/ellas chateaban They chatted

Example phrases

  • Yo chateaba con mis amigos en el tiempo libre. I chatted with my friends in the free time.
  • Tú chateabas mientras disfrutabas de tus vacaciones. You were chatting while you were enjoying your holidays.
  • Él chateaba sobre la actividad de la discoteca. He chatted about the activity at the disco.
  • Nosotros chateábamos sobre la conciliación laboral. We were chatting about work-life balance.
  • Vosotros chateabais sobre cómo montar en bici. You were chatting about how to ride a bike.
  • Ellos chateaban sobre las zonas verdes de la ciudad. They chatted about the green areas of the city.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - chatear (to chat)

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

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Chatear (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... sobre las zonas verdes de la ciudad.

Ellos chateaban sobre las zonas verdes de la ciudad.
(They chatted about the green areas of the city.)

2. Vosotros ... sobre cómo montar en bici.

Vosotros chateabais sobre cómo montar en bici.
(You were chatting about how to ride a bike.)

3. Él ... sobre la actividad de la discoteca.

Él chateaba sobre la actividad de la discoteca.
(He chatted about the activity at the disco.)

4. Yo ... con mis amigos en el tiempo libre.

Yo chateaba con mis amigos en el tiempo libre.
(I chatted with my friends in the free time.)

5. Tú ... mientras disfrutabas de tus vacaciones.

Tú chateabas mientras disfrutabas de tus vacaciones.
(You were chatting while you were enjoying your holidays.)

6. Nosotros ... sobre la conciliación laboral.

Nosotros chateábamos sobre la conciliación laboral.
(We were chatting about work-life balance.)