Respirar (to breathe) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Respirar (to breathe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Respirar - Conjugation of to breathe 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: Respirar (to breathe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Los diferentes lados de la naturaleza (The different sides of nature)

Conjugation of to breathe in Pretérito imperfecto

yo respiraba I was breathing
tú respirabas you breathed
él/ella respiraba he/she was breathing
nosotros/nosotras respirábamos We breathed
vosotros/vosotras respirabais you (plural) were breathing
ellos/ellas respiraban They breathed

Example phrases

Yo respiraba profundamente cuando visitaba el jardín de la agencia de viajes. I was breathing deeply when I visited the garden of the travel agency.
Tú respirabas el aire fresco mientras plantabas un girasol. You were breathing the fresh air while you were planting a sunflower.
Él respiraba con calma al alimentar a la vaca. He breathed calmly while feeding the cow.
Nosotros respirábamos el aroma de la rosa durante la excursión. We were breathing the aroma of the rose during the excursion.
Vosotros respirabais el perfume de la margarita mientras descansabais en el camping. You were breathing the scent of the daisy while you were resting at the campsite.
Ellos respiraban rápido después de correr hacia el pino. They were breathing quickly after running towards the pine tree.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - respirar (to breathe)

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

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Respirar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... el perfume de la margarita mientras descansabais en el camping.

Vosotros respirabais el perfume de la margarita mientras descansabais en el camping.

(You were breathing the scent of the daisy while you were resting at the campsite.)

2. Yo ... profundamente cuando visitaba el jardín de la agencia de viajes.

Yo respiraba profundamente cuando visitaba el jardín de la agencia de viajes.

(I was breathing deeply when I visited the garden of the travel agency.)

3. Tú ... el aire fresco mientras plantabas un girasol.

Tú respirabas el aire fresco mientras plantabas un girasol.

(You were breathing the fresh air while you were planting a sunflower.)

4. Ellos ... rápido después de correr hacia el pino.

Ellos respiraban rápido después de correr hacia el pino.

(They were breathing quickly after running towards the pine tree.)

5. Él ... con calma al alimentar a la vaca.

Él respiraba con calma al alimentar a la vaca.

(He breathed calmly while feeding the cow.)

6. Nosotros ... el aroma de la rosa durante la excursión.

Nosotros respirábamos el aroma de la rosa durante la excursión.

(We were breathing the aroma of the rose during the excursion.)