Sembrar (to sow) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

Sembrar (to sow) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Sembrar - Conjugation of to sow 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: Sembrar (to sow) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - En el jardín (In the garden)

Conjugation of to sow in Pretérito imperfecto

yo sembraba I sowed
tú sembrabas You sowed
él/ella sembraba he/she was sowing
nosotros/nosotras sembrábamos We sowed
vosotros/vosotras sembrabais You (plural) were sowing
ellos/ellas sembraban They were sowing

Example phrases

Yo sembraba las semillas, mientras tú encendías el horno. I was sowing the seeds, while you were lighting the oven.
Tú sembrabas las flores al lado del jardín. You were sowing the flowers next to the garden.
Él sembraba los tomates en el huerto. He was sowing the tomatoes in the garden.
Nosotros sembrábamos las verduras en primavera. We used to sow the vegetables in spring.
Vosotros sembrabais árboles frutales al lado del camino. You were sowing fruit trees beside the road.
Ellos sembraban maíz a la derecha del granero. They were sowing corn to the right of the barn.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - sembrar (to sow)

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

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Sembrar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... los tomates en el huerto.

Él sembraba los tomates en el huerto.

(He was sowing the tomatoes in the garden.)

2. Tú ... las flores al lado del jardín.

Tú sembrabas las flores al lado del jardín.

(You were sowing the flowers next to the garden.)

3. Yo ... las semillas, mientras tú encendías el horno.

Yo sembraba las semillas, mientras tú encendías el horno.

(I was sowing the seeds, while you were lighting the oven.)

4. Ellos ... maíz a la derecha del granero.

Ellos sembraban maíz a la derecha del granero.

(They were sowing corn to the right of the barn.)

5. Vosotros ... árboles frutales al lado del camino.

Vosotros sembrabais árboles frutales al lado del camino.

(You were sowing fruit trees beside the road.)

6. Nosotros ... las verduras en primavera.

Nosotros sembrábamos las verduras en primavera.

(We used to sow the vegetables in spring.)