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Ir (to go) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Ir (to go) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Ir - Conjugation of to go 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: Ir (to go) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Estaciones, meses y partes del año. (Seasons, months and parts of the year)

Conjugation of to go in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo iba I was going
  • tú ibas You were going
  • él/ella iba he was going
  • nosotros/nosotras íbamos we were going
  • vosotros/vosotras ibais you all were going
  • ellos/ellas iban They were going

Example phrases

  • Yo iba a la playa cada verano. I used to go to the beach every summer.
  • Tú ibas a la granja a ver las vacas. You were going to the farm to see the cows.
  • Él iba al bosque a caminar. He was going to the forest to walk.
  • Nosotros íbamos al río a pescar. We would go to the river to fish.
  • Vosotros ibais a la colina a admirar el paisaje. You lot were going to the hill to admire the landscape.
  • Ellos iban al mercado a comprar comida. They were going to the market to buy food.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - ir (to go)

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

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Ir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... al bosque a caminar.

Él iba al bosque a caminar.
(He was going to the forest to walk.)

2. Tú ... a la granja a ver las vacas.

Tú ibas a la granja a ver las vacas.
(You were going to the farm to see the cows.)

3. Ellos ... al mercado a comprar comida.

Ellos iban al mercado a comprar comida.
(They were going to the market to buy food.)

4. Yo ... a la playa cada verano.

Yo iba a la playa cada verano.
(I used to go to the beach every summer.)

5. Vosotros ... a la colina a admirar el paisaje.

Vosotros ibais a la colina a admirar el paisaje.
(You lot were going to the hill to admire the landscape.)

6. Nosotros ... al río a pescar.

Nosotros íbamos al río a pescar.
(We would go to the river to fish.)