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Suspender (to fail) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Suspender (to fail) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Suspender - Conjugation of to fail 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: Suspender (to fail) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Educación y graduación (Education and graduation)

Conjugation of to fail in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo suspendía I used to fail
  • tú suspendías you were failing
  • él/ella suspendía he/she was failing
  • nosotros/nosotras suspendíamos we failed
  • vosotros/vosotras suspendíais you failed
  • ellos/ellas suspendían they failed

Example phrases

  • Yo suspendía mis ideas sobre la naturaleza. I was failing my ideas about nature.
  • Tú suspendías la esperanza en cada historia. You failed the hope in each story.
  • Él/ella suspendía el secreto de la novela. He was failing the secret of the novel.
  • Nosotros suspendíamos la duda en las reuniones. We were failing the doubt in the meetings.
  • Vosotros suspendíais la imaginación durante la pandemia. You lot failed the imagination during the pandemic.
  • Ellos/ellas suspendían el plan de realizar viajes al futuro. They failed the plan to make trips to the future.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - suspender (to fail)

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

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Suspender (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Yo ... mis ideas sobre la naturaleza.

Yo suspendía mis ideas sobre la naturaleza.
(I was failing my ideas about nature.)

2. Nosotros ... la duda en las reuniones.

Nosotros suspendíamos la duda en las reuniones.
(We were failing the doubt in the meetings.)

3. Vosotros ... la imaginación durante la pandemia.

Vosotros suspendíais la imaginación durante la pandemia.
(You lot failed the imagination during the pandemic.)

4. Él/ella ... el secreto de la novela.

Él/ella suspendía el secreto de la novela.
(He was failing the secret of the novel.)

5. Ellos/ellas ... el plan de realizar viajes al futuro.

Ellos/ellas suspendían el plan de realizar viajes al futuro.
(They failed the plan to make trips to the future.)

6. Tú ... la esperanza en cada historia.

Tú suspendías la esperanza en cada historia.
(You failed the hope in each story.)