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Conjugation Chart of “Adivinar” (to guess) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Adivinar”

The Imperfect Tense of adivinar is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, for example, Adivinaba los resultados de los partidos. (I used to guess the results of the games.)

Adivinar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

How to Use Adivinar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of adivinar is used to describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past, or to express a past state or condition.

To guess or predict: For example, Adivinaba el resultado del partido antes de que terminara. (She used to guess the outcome of the match before it ended.)

To figure out or deduce: For example, Adivinaba lo que pensabas por tu expresión. (He would figure out what you were thinking from your expression.)

To foresee or anticipate: For example, Nadie adivinaba las consecuencias de sus acciones. (No one foresaw the consequences of their actions.)

To intuit or sense: For example, Adivinaba cuándo mentías. (She could sense when you were lying.)

To solve or work out (a puzzle or riddle): For example, Los niños adivinaban las adivinanzas con facilidad. (The children would easily work out the riddles.)

Real Life Examples of Adivinar in the Imperfect Tense

Yo adivinaba lo que mi amigo pensaba por su expresión facial. (I used to guess what my friend was thinking from his facial expression.)

Cuando éramos niños, adivinábamos los regalos de Navidad por las formas de las cajas. (When we were kids, we used to guess the Christmas presents by the shapes of the boxes.)

Mi abuela adivinaba el clima con sus huesos, como dicen. (My grandma used to predict the weather with her bones, as they say.)

Ellos adivinaban las respuestas en el programa de concursos. (They used to guess the answers on the game show.)

Nosotros adivinábamos las intenciones de nuestros padres por su tono de voz. (We used to guess our parents’ intentions from their tone of voice.)

Ella adivinaba lo que yo quería decir antes de que lo dijera. (She used to guess what I wanted to say before I said it.)

Ustedes adivinaban los pensamientos del otro con solo mirarse. (You used to guess each other’s thoughts just by looking at each other.)

Él adivinaba los resultados de los partidos de fútbol antes de que comenzaran. (He used to predict the results of soccer games before they started.)

Yo adivinaba la trama de las películas por los tráilers. (I used to guess the plot of movies from the trailers.)

Nosotros adivinábamos las notas que sacaríamos en los exámenes. (We used to guess the grades we would get on exams.)

Ellas adivinaban el sexo del bebé con métodos caseros. (They used to guess the baby’s gender with home remedies.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Adivinar (to guess) 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.