Firmar (to sign) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Firmar (to sign) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Firmar - Conjugation of to sign 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: Firmar (to sign) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Entrevista de trabajo (Job interview)

Conjugation of to sign in Pretérito imperfecto

yo firmaba I was signing
tú firmabas You were signing
él/ella firmaba he/she was signing
nosotros/nosotras firmábamos We were signing
vosotros/vosotras firmabais You (plural) signed
ellos/ellas firmaban They were signing

Example phrases

Yo firmaba la carta cada vez que salía de la oficina. I used to sign the letter every time I left the office.
Tú firmabas los documentos antes de enviarlos. You used to sign the documents before sending them.
Él firmaba el contrato mientras ella lo revisaba. He was signing the contract while she was reviewing it.
Nosotros firmábamos los papeles en la mesa de la recepción. We were signing the papers at the reception table.
Vosotros firmabais la petición para lo que pedíais. You were signing the petition for what you were requesting.
Ellos firmaban el acuerdo después de haberlo discutido. They were signing the agreement after having discussed it.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - firmar (to sign)

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

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Firmar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... el acuerdo después de haberlo discutido.

Ellos firmaban el acuerdo después de haberlo discutido.

(They were signing the agreement after having discussed it.)

2. Él ... el contrato mientras ella lo revisaba.

Él firmaba el contrato mientras ella lo revisaba.

(He was signing the contract while she was reviewing it.)

3. Nosotros ... los papeles en la mesa de la recepción.

Nosotros firmábamos los papeles en la mesa de la recepción.

(We were signing the papers at the reception table.)

4. Yo ... la carta cada vez que salía de la oficina.

Yo firmaba la carta cada vez que salía de la oficina.

(I used to sign the letter every time I left the office.)

5. Vosotros ... la petición para lo que pedíais.

Vosotros firmabais la petición para lo que pedíais.

(You were signing the petition for what you were requesting.)

6. Tú ... los documentos antes de enviarlos.

Tú firmabas los documentos antes de enviarlos.

(You used to sign the documents before sending them.)