Probar (to try) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish
Probar - Conjugation of to try 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: Probar (to try) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)
Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Gastronomía (Gastronomy)
Conjugation of to try in Pretérito imperfecto
- yo probaba I was trying
- tú probabas You were trying
- él/ella probaba he/she was trying
- nosotros/nosotras probábamos we tried
- vosotros/vosotras probabais you (plural) were trying
- ellos/ellas probaban They tried
Example phrases
- Yo probaba todas las herramientas para verificar su funcionalidad. I was trying all the tools to verify their functionality.
- Tú probabas la comida para asegurarte de que estaba buena. You tried the food to make sure it was good.
- Él probaba nuevos estilos de vida durante sus viajes. He tried new lifestyles during his travels.
- Nosotros probábamos la flexibilidad de nuestro plan. We were trying the flexibility of our plan.
- Vosotros probabais diferentes métodos de enseñanza en las clases. You tried different teaching methods in the classes.
- Ellos probaban los juegos antes de lanzarlos al mercado. They were trying the games before launching them on the market.
Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - probar (to try)
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationProbar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)
1. Nosotros ... la flexibilidad de nuestro plan.
2. Él ... nuevos estilos de vida durante sus viajes.
3. Vosotros ... diferentes métodos de enseñanza en las clases.
4. Tú ... la comida para asegurarte de que estaba buena.
5. Ellos ... los juegos antes de lanzarlos al mercado.
6. Yo ... todas las herramientas para verificar su funcionalidad.