Mirar (to look) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Mirar (to look) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Mirar - Conjugation of to look 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: Mirar (to look) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to look in Pretérito imperfecto

yo miraba I was looking
tú mirabas You were looking
él/ella miraba he was looking
nosotros/nosotras mirábamos we looked
vosotros/vosotras mirabais you looked
ellos/ellas miraban They looked

Example phrases

Yo miraba la ciudad. I was looking at the city.
Tú mirabas la fiesta. You were looking at the party.
Él miraba el regalo. He was looking at the gift.
Nosotros mirábamos los relojes. We looked at the clocks.
Vosotros mirabais la comida. You (plural) looked at the food.
Ellos miraban la tarta. They were looking at the cake.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - mirar (to look)

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

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Mirar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Nosotros ... los relojes.

Nosotros mirábamos los relojes.

(We looked at the clocks.)

2. Ellos ... la tarta.

Ellos miraban la tarta.

(They were looking at the cake.)

3. Vosotros ... la comida.

Vosotros mirabais la comida.

(You (plural) looked at the food.)

4. Tú ... la fiesta.

Tú mirabas la fiesta.

(You were looking at the party.)

5. Él ... el regalo.

Él miraba el regalo.

(He was looking at the gift.)

6. Yo ... la ciudad.

Yo miraba la ciudad.

(I was looking at the city.)