The Imperfect Tense of Dirigir is used to describe continuous or repeated actions in the past, for example, Dirigía la orquesta todos los fines de semana. (I used to conduct the orchestra every weekend.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Dirigir (to direct) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

Guiar o conducir: Por ejemplo, mi padre dirigía el coche con cuidado. (My father was driving the car carefully.)

Gestionar o administrar: Por ejemplo, ella dirigía la empresa familiar. (She was managing the family business.)

Encaminar o apuntar hacia un lugar: Por ejemplo, el guía dirigía al grupo hacia la salida. (The guide was directing the group towards the exit.)

Enfocar o apuntar (una cámara, arma, etc.): Por ejemplo, el fotógrafo dirigía la cámara hacia el paisaje. (The photographer was aiming the camera at the landscape.)

Mandar o dar órdenes: Por ejemplo, el director dirigía a los actores en el escenario. (The director was directing the actors on stage.)

Enviar o encaminar (una carta, paquete, etc.): Por ejemplo, ella dirigía las cartas a la dirección correcta. (She was addressing the letters to the correct address.)

Examples

Examples of Dirigir in the Imperfect Tense

Yo dirigía la reunión mientras mi jefe estaba de vacaciones. (I was leading the meeting while my boss was on vacation.)

Cuando era niño, mi abuelo dirigía el coro de la iglesia. (When he was a child, my grandfather was directing the church choir.)

La profesora dirigía la clase con mucha paciencia. (The teacher was leading the class with a lot of patience.)

El equipo dirigía sus esfuerzos hacia el mismo objetivo. (The team was directing their efforts towards the same goal.)

Ustedes dirigían el proyecto de manera eficiente. (You all were managing the project efficiently.)

Ella dirigía la orquesta con gran pasión. (She was conducting the orchestra with great passion.)

Nosotros dirigíamos el tráfico durante la construcción. (We were directing traffic during the construction.)

Tú dirigías el grupo de voluntarios con entusiasmo. (You were leading the volunteer group with enthusiasm.)

Vosotros dirigíais la empresa con visión de futuro. (You all were running the company with a vision for the future.)

Ellos dirigían la campaña publicitaria con creatividad. (They were managing the advertising campaign creatively.)

Yo dirigía el taller de escritura creativa. (I was leading the creative writing workshop.)

Tú dirigías el debate con imparcialidad. (You were moderating the debate impartially.)

Ella dirigía el equipo de ventas con motivación. (She was leading the sales team with motivation.)

Nosotros dirigíamos la organización sin fines de lucro. (We were running the non-profit organization.)

Vosotros dirigíais el proyecto de investigación con dedicación. (You all were leading the research project with dedication.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Dirigir (to direct) in the Imperfect Tense 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.