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Participar (to participate) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Participar (to participate) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Participar - Conjugation of to participate 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: Participar (to participate) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - ¿Qué acaba de pasar? (What did just happen?)

Conjugation of to participate in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo participaba I was participating
  • tú participabas you participated
  • él/ella participaba he/she was participating
  • nosotros/nosotras participábamos We were participating
  • vosotros/vosotras participabais You/you participated
  • ellos/ellas participaban they participated

Example phrases

  • Yo participaba en la plantación de el girasol. I was participating in the planting of the sunflower.
  • Tú participabas en la organización de la excursión. You were participating in the organisation of the excursion.
  • Él participaba en alimentar el caballo. He was participating in feeding the horse.
  • Nosotros participábamos en visitar el museo. We were participating in visiting the museum.
  • Vosotros participabais en la caminata por el bosque. You were participating in the walk through the forest.
  • Ellos participaban en admirar la cascada. They participated in admiring the waterfall.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - participar (to participate)

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

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Participar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Tú ... en la organización de la excursión.

Tú participabas en la organización de la excursión.
(You were participating in the organisation of the excursion.)

2. Ellos ... en admirar la cascada.

Ellos participaban en admirar la cascada.
(They participated in admiring the waterfall.)

3. Él ... en alimentar el caballo.

Él participaba en alimentar el caballo.
(He was participating in feeding the horse.)

4. Nosotros ... en visitar el museo.

Nosotros participábamos en visitar el museo.
(We were participating in visiting the museum.)

5. Yo ... en la plantación de el girasol.

Yo participaba en la plantación de el girasol.
(I was participating in the planting of the sunflower.)

6. Vosotros ... en la caminata por el bosque.

Vosotros participabais en la caminata por el bosque.
(You were participating in the walk through the forest.)