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Comentar (to comment) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Comentar (to comment) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Comentar - Conjugation of to comment 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: Comentar (to comment) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - La era de las redes sociales (The social media era)

Conjugation of to comment in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo comentaba I was commenting
  • tú comentabas you were commenting
  • él/ella comentaba he commented
  • nosotros/nosotras comentábamos we were commenting
  • vosotros/vosotras comentabais you were commenting
  • ellos/ellas comentaban they were commenting

Example phrases

  • Yo comentaba sobre la noticia en el periódico. I was commenting on the news in the newspaper.
  • Tú comentabas que la propuesta era relevante. You were commenting that the proposal was relevant.
  • Él comentaba la estrategia en la reunión. He was commenting on the strategy in the meeting.
  • Nosotros comentábamos el artículo informativo durante la conferencia. We were commenting on the informative article during the conference.
  • Vosotros comentabais el impacto de los medios de comunicación en el debate. You were commenting on the impact of the media on the debate.
  • Ellos comentaban la decisión sobre el asunto controversial. They were commenting on the decision about the controversial issue.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - comentar (to comment)

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

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Comentar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Tú ... que la propuesta era relevante.

Tú comentabas que la propuesta era relevante.
(You were commenting that the proposal was relevant.)

2. Él ... la estrategia en la reunión.

Él comentaba la estrategia en la reunión.
(He was commenting on the strategy in the meeting.)

3. Ellos ... la decisión sobre el asunto controversial.

Ellos comentaban la decisión sobre el asunto controversial.
(They were commenting on the decision about the controversial issue.)

4. Nosotros ... el artículo informativo durante la conferencia.

Nosotros comentábamos el artículo informativo durante la conferencia.
(We were commenting on the informative article during the conference.)

5. Yo ... sobre la noticia en el periódico.

Yo comentaba sobre la noticia en el periódico.
(I was commenting on the news in the newspaper.)

6. Vosotros ... el impacto de los medios de comunicación en el debate.

Vosotros comentabais el impacto de los medios de comunicación en el debate.
(You were commenting on the impact of the media on the debate.)