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Debatir (to debate) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Debatir (to debate) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Debatir - Conjugation of to debate 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: Debatir (to debate) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - ¡Vamos a debatir! (Let's debate!)

Conjugation of to debate in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo debatía I was debating
  • tú debatías you debated
  • él/ella debatía he/she was debating
  • nosotros/nosotras debatíamos we debated
  • vosotros/vosotras debatíais you debated
  • ellos/ellas debatían they debated

Example phrases

  • Yo debatía sobre la propuesta en la conferencia. I was debating about the proposal at the conference.
  • Tú debatías la estrategia con el profesional. You were debating the strategy with the professional.
  • Él debatía el conflicto en la reunión. He was debating the conflict in the meeting.
  • Nosotros debatíamos la agenda antes de la reunión. We were debating the agenda before the meeting.
  • Vosotros debatíais sobre la decisión en el artículo. You were debating about the decision in the article.
  • Ellos debatían el desafío en el telediario. They were debating the challenge on the news.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - debatir (to debate)

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

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Debatir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... el conflicto en la reunión.

Él debatía el conflicto en la reunión.
(He was debating the conflict in the meeting.)

2. Ellos ... el desafío en el telediario.

Ellos debatían el desafío en el telediario.
(They were debating the challenge on the news.)

3. Nosotros ... la agenda antes de la reunión.

Nosotros debatíamos la agenda antes de la reunión.
(We were debating the agenda before the meeting.)

4. Yo ... sobre la propuesta en la conferencia.

Yo debatía sobre la propuesta en la conferencia.
(I was debating about the proposal at the conference.)

5. Tú ... la estrategia con el profesional.

Tú debatías la estrategia con el profesional.
(You were debating the strategy with the professional.)

6. Vosotros ... sobre la decisión en el artículo.

Vosotros debatíais sobre la decisión en el artículo.
(You were debating about the decision in the article.)