The Imperfect Tense of comunicarse is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Antes me comunicaba con mis amigos por teléfono todos los días. (Before, I used to communicate with my friends by phone every day.)

Comunicarse is a regular -ar verb, so its Imperfect Tense conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Comunicarse (to communicate) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The imperfect tense of comunicarse is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

Expressing ongoing actions in the past: For example, Nos comunicábamos por teléfono todos los días. (We communicated by phone every day.)

Describing repeated or habitual actions in the past: For example, Cuando era niño, me comunicaba con mis primos por cartas. (When I was a child, I communicated with my cousins by letters.)

Expressing actions in progress at a specific time in the past: For example, A las 8 p.m., nos comunicábamos con nuestros familiares por videollamada. (At 8 p.m., we were communicating with our relatives by video call.)

Describing physical or emotional states in the past: For example, Me comunicaba muy bien con mi mejor amigo. (I communicated very well with my best friend.)

Expressing age or time in the past: For example, Cuando me comunicaba con mi abuela, tenía 10 años. (When I communicated with my grandmother, I was 10 years old.)

Colloquial usage (slang or idiomatic): For example, ¿Qué onda? ¿Te comunicabas con tu crush? (What’s up? Were you talking to your crush?)

Examples

Examples of Comunicarse in the Imperfect Tense

Yo me comunicaba con mis amigos por teléfono todos los días. (I used to communicate with my friends by phone every day.)

Ellos se comunicaban en inglés porque no hablaban bien el español. (They used to communicate in English because they didn’t speak Spanish well.)

Antes, la gente se comunicaba por cartas, ¿te acuerdas? (Before, people used to communicate by letters, do you remember?)

En la oficina, nos comunicábamos por correo electrónico la mayor parte del tiempo. (At the office, we used to communicate by email most of the time.)

Cuando era niño, me comunicaba con mis primos usando señas y gestos. (When I was a child, I used to communicate with my cousins using signs and gestures.)

Mis abuelos se comunicaban en un dialecto indígena que ya casi nadie habla. (My grandparents used to communicate in an indigenous dialect that almost nobody speaks anymore.)

Durante la huelga, los trabajadores se comunicaban por megáfono para organizarse. (During the strike, the workers used to communicate by megaphone to organize themselves.)

En la escuela, el profesor se comunicaba con nosotros usando pizarras y carteles. (At school, the teacher used to communicate with us using blackboards and posters.)

Antes de tener celulares, la gente se comunicaba por teléfono público cuando viajaba. (Before having cell phones, people used to communicate by public telephone when traveling.)

Cuando era adolescente, me comunicaba con mis amigos usando códigos secretos. (When I was a teenager, I used to communicate with my friends using secret codes.)

En las reuniones familiares, todos se comunicaban en un tono alegre y ruidoso. (At family gatherings, everyone used to communicate in a cheerful and noisy tone.)

Mi mamá se comunicaba conmigo usando indirectas porque no quería ser muy directa. (My mom used to communicate with me using hints because she didn’t want to be too direct.)

Los ancianos de la tribu se comunicaban a través de historias orales y tradiciones. (The elders of the tribe used to communicate through oral stories and traditions.)

En la empresa, nos comunicábamos por videoconferencia cuando trabajábamos de forma remota. (At the company, we used to communicate by videoconference when working remotely.)

Antes de Internet, la gente se comunicaba por correo postal para mantenerse en contacto. (Before the Internet, people used to communicate by postal mail to keep in touch.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Comunicarse (to communicate) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Latin American 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.