The Imperfect Tense of comunicarse is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Me comunicaba con mis amigos por teléfono todos los días. (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 (Castilian Spanish):

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

Describing an ongoing action in the past: For example, Me comunicaba con mi familia por videollamada. (I was communicating with my family via video call.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action in the past: For example, Antes me comunicaba con mis amigos por cartas. (Before, I used to communicate with my friends by letters.)

Describing a past action without a specific beginning or end: For example, Cuando era joven, me comunicaba mejor con la gente. (When I was young, I communicated better with people.)

Describing a past action that was interrupted or ongoing: For example, Me comunicaba con mi jefe cuando me llamaron. (I was communicating with my boss when they called me.)

Describing a past action that was a habit or routine: For example, Antes me comunicaba con mi abuela todos los domingos. (Before, I used to communicate with my grandmother every Sunday.)

Describing a past action that was a state or condition: For example, Me comunicaba bien con mi pareja en ese entonces. (I communicated well with my partner at that time.)

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 español. (They used to communicate in English because they didn’t speak Spanish.)

¿Te comunicabas con tus padres cuando vivías lejos? (Did you use to communicate with your parents when you lived far away?)

Antes, nos comunicábamos por cartas porque no había internet. (Before, we used to communicate by letters because there was no internet.)

En la oficina, me comunicaba con mis colegas por correo electrónico. (At the office, I used to communicate with my colleagues by email.)

Cuando era niño, me comunicaba con mis amigos jugando en el parque. (When I was a child, I used to communicate with my friends by playing at the park.)

Mis abuelos se comunicaban por teléfono porque vivían lejos. (My grandparents used to communicate by phone because they lived far away.)

En la escuela, nos comunicábamos con los profesores levantando la mano. (At school, we used to communicate with the teachers by raising our hands.)

Antes de tener un smartphone, me comunicaba con mis amigos por mensajes de texto. (Before having a smartphone, I used to communicate with my friends by text messages.)

En las reuniones, nos comunicábamos de manera formal y respetuosa. (In meetings, we used to communicate in a formal and respectful manner.)

Cuando viajaba, me comunicaba con gestos y señales porque no hablaba el idioma. (When I traveled, I used to communicate with gestures and signals because I didn’t speak the language.)

En la universidad, nos comunicábamos con los profesores por correo electrónico o durante las horas de oficina. (At university, we used to communicate with professors by email or during office hours.)

Antes de las redes sociales, me comunicaba con mis amigos por cartas o llamadas telefónicas. (Before social media, I used to communicate with my friends by letters or phone calls.)

En las fiestas, nos comunicábamos gritando y riendo porque había mucho ruido. (At parties, we used to communicate by shouting and laughing because there was a lot of noise.)

Cuando era pequeño, me comunicaba con mis padres a través de dibujos y gestos. (When I was little, I used to communicate with my parents through drawings and gestures.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Comunicarse (to communicate) 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.