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Terminar (to finish) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Terminar (to finish) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Terminar - Conjugation of to finish 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: Terminar (to finish) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - ¡Qué sorpresa! (What a surprise)

Conjugation of to finish in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo terminaba I was finishing
  • tú terminabas You were finishing
  • él/ella terminaba he/she was finishing
  • nosotros/nosotras terminábamos We finished
  • vosotros/vosotras terminabais You (plural) were finishing
  • ellos/ellas terminaban They finished

Example phrases

  • Yo terminaba de plantar el girasol en el campo. I was finishing planting the sunflower in the field.
  • Tú terminabas de caminar por el bosque. You were finishing walking through the forest.
  • Él terminaba de alimentarse antes de subir la montaña. He finished eating before climbing the mountain.
  • Nosotros terminábamos la visita a la cascada. We were finishing the visit to the waterfall.
  • Vosotras terminabais de hacer una reserva en el hostal. You were finishing making a reservation at the hostel.
  • Ellas terminaban de admirar la naturaleza desde la colina. They were finishing admiring the nature from the hill.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - terminar (to finish)

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

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Terminar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Nosotros ... la visita a la cascada.

Nosotros terminábamos la visita a la cascada.
(We were finishing the visit to the waterfall.)

2. Ellas ... de admirar la naturaleza desde la colina.

Ellas terminaban de admirar la naturaleza desde la colina.
(They were finishing admiring the nature from the hill.)

3. Tú ... de caminar por el bosque.

Tú terminabas de caminar por el bosque.
(You were finishing walking through the forest.)

4. Yo ... de plantar el girasol en el campo.

Yo terminaba de plantar el girasol en el campo.
(I was finishing planting the sunflower in the field.)

5. Él ... de alimentarse antes de subir la montaña.

Él terminaba de alimentarse antes de subir la montaña.
(He finished eating before climbing the mountain.)

6. Vosotras ... de hacer una reserva en el hostal.

Vosotras terminabais de hacer una reserva en el hostal.
(You were finishing making a reservation at the hostel.)