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Comprobar (to check) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Comprobar (to check) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Comprobar - Conjugation of to check 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: Comprobar (to check) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - ¿Un desastre de vacaciones? (Holiday disaster?)

Conjugation of to check in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo comprobaba I was checking
  • tú comprobabas You checked
  • él/ella comprobaba he/she was checking
  • nosotros/nosotras comprobábamos we checked
  • vosotros/vosotras comprobabais you (all) were checking
  • ellos/ellas comprobaban They checked

Example phrases

  • Yo comprobaba la llave en la recepción. I was checking the key at the reception.
  • Tú comprobabas el carné de conducir antes de viajar. You checked the driving licence before travelling.
  • Él comprobaba el equipaje en el aeropuerto. He was checking the luggage at the airport.
  • Nosotros comprobábamos la habitación doble antes de hacer el check in. We were checking the double room before checking in.
  • Vosotros comprobabais los billetes antes de la excursión guiada. You lot were checking the tickets before the guided tour.
  • Ellos comprobaban las reservas en la agencia de viajes. They were checking the reservations at the travel agency.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - comprobar (to check)

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

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Comprobar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... el equipaje en el aeropuerto.

Él comprobaba el equipaje en el aeropuerto.
(He was checking the luggage at the airport.)

2. Nosotros ... la habitación doble antes de hacer el check in.

Nosotros comprobábamos la habitación doble antes de hacer el check in.
(We were checking the double room before checking in.)

3. Ellos ... las reservas en la agencia de viajes.

Ellos comprobaban las reservas en la agencia de viajes.
(They were checking the reservations at the travel agency.)

4. Tú ... el carné de conducir antes de viajar.

Tú comprobabas el carné de conducir antes de viajar.
(You checked the driving licence before travelling.)

5. Yo ... la llave en la recepción.

Yo comprobaba la llave en la recepción.
(I was checking the key at the reception.)

6. Vosotros ... los billetes antes de la excursión guiada.

Vosotros comprobabais los billetes antes de la excursión guiada.
(You lot were checking the tickets before the guided tour.)