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“Escribir” (to write) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Escribir”

The Imperfect Tense of Escribir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo escribía una carta a mi abuela cada semana. (I used to write a letter to my grandmother every week.)

Escribir is a regular -ir verb, so its Imperfect conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

How to Use Escribir in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of escribir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, as well as descriptions and states of being.

Writing or being in the process of writing: For example, Yo escribía una carta a mi abuela. (I was writing a letter to my grandmother.)

Habitual or repeated actions in the past: For example, De niño, escribía cuentos cortos. (As a child, I used to write short stories.)

Descriptions or states of being in the past: For example, La profesora escribía con letra muy clara. (The teacher wrote with very clear handwriting.)

Expressing time in the past: For example, Eran las tres y yo todavía escribía mi ensayo. (It was three o’clock and I was still writing my essay.)

Expressing age in the past: For example, Cuando tenía diez años, escribía poemas. (When I was ten years old, I used to write poems.)

Expressing emotions or mental states in the past: For example, Escribía con rabia después de la discusión. (I was writing angrily after the argument.)

Real Life Examples of Escribir in the Imperfect Tense

Yo escribía cartas a mi abuela todos los fines de semana. (I used to write letters to my grandmother every weekend.)

Cuando era niño, escribía historias de aventuras en mi cuaderno. (When I was a child, I used to write adventure stories in my notebook.)

Ella escribía en su diario todas las noches antes de dormir. (She used to write in her diary every night before going to bed.)

Vosotros escribíais poemas de amor para vuestras novias. (You (plural) used to write love poems for your girlfriends.)

Ellos escribían canciones juntos en su banda de rock. (They used to write songs together in their rock band.)

Tú escribías artículos para el periódico local. (You used to write articles for the local newspaper.)

Nosotros escribíamos cartas a nuestros familiares en el extranjero. (We used to write letters to our relatives abroad.)

Ustedes escribían guiones para películas independientes. (You (plural) used to write scripts for independent films.)

Él escribía en su blog sobre sus viajes por todo el mundo. (He used to write on his blog about his travels around the world.)

Yo escribía informes semanales para mi jefe. (I used to write weekly reports for my boss.)

Vosotros escribíais cuentos para vuestros hijos antes de dormir. (You (plural) used to write stories for your children before bedtime.)

Ellas escribían críticas de restaurantes para una revista local. (They used to write restaurant reviews for a local magazine.)

Tú escribías en un foro en línea sobre tus aficiones favoritas. (You used to write on an online forum about your favorite hobbies.)

Nosotros escribíamos obras de teatro para el club de teatro de la escuela. (We used to write plays for the school’s drama club.)

Ustedes escribían letras de canciones para su banda de música local. (You (plural) used to write song lyrics for your local music band.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Escribir (to write) in the Imperfect Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.