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Marcharse (to leave) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Marcharse (to leave) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Marcharse - Conjugation of to leave 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: Marcharse (to leave) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to leave in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me marchaba I was leaving
  • tú te marchabas You were leaving
  • él/ella se marchaba He/she was leaving
  • nosotros/nosotras nos marchábamos We were leaving
  • vosotros/vosotras os marchabais You were leaving
  • ellos/ellas se marchaban They were leaving

Example phrases

  • Cuando veía la televisión, me marchaba de la realidad. I left reality when I watched television.
  • Tú te marchabas siempre con tu portátil a trabajar. You always left with your laptop to work.
  • Ella se marchaba después de terminar de promocionar los productos. She was leaving after finishing promoting the products.
  • Nosotros nos marchábamos a casa después de ver la película de acción. We were leaving for home after watching the action movie.
  • Vosotros os marchabais cuando la emisora empezaba a transmitir música. You were leaving when the station started to broadcast music.
  • Ellos se marchaban del evento cuando la campaña publicitaria terminaba. They were leaving the event when the advertising campaign was ending.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - marcharse (to leave)

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

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Marcharse (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... cuando la emisora empezaba a transmitir música.

Vosotros os marchabais cuando la emisora empezaba a transmitir música.
(You were leaving when the station started to broadcast music.)

2. Cuando veía la televisión, ... de la realidad.

Cuando veía la televisión, me marchaba de la realidad.
(I left reality when I watched television.)

3. Tú ... siempre con tu portátil a trabajar.

Tú te marchabas siempre con tu portátil a trabajar.
(You always left with your laptop to work.)

4. Ellos ... del evento cuando la campaña publicitaria terminaba.

Ellos se marchaban del evento cuando la campaña publicitaria terminaba.
(They were leaving the event when the advertising campaign was ending.)

5. Nosotros ... a casa después de ver la película de acción.

Nosotros nos marchábamos a casa después de ver la película de acción.
(We were leaving for home after watching the action movie.)

6. Ella ... después de terminar de promocionar los productos.

Ella se marchaba después de terminar de promocionar los productos.
(She was leaving after finishing promoting the products.)