The Imperfect Tense of dibujar is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, for example: Cuando era niño, dibujaba mucho. (When I was a child, I used to draw a lot.)
Dibujar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the regular pattern for this verb type.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Dibujar (to draw) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
Pronoun | Conjugation |
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Yo | dibujaba |
Tú | dibujabas |
Él / Ella / Usted | dibujaba |
Nosotros / Nosotras | dibujábamos |
Vosotros / Vosotras | dibujabais |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | dibujaban |
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Usage of Dibujar in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect tense of dibujar is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.
Describing an ongoing action in the past: For example, Cuando era niño, dibujaba mucho. (When I was a child, I used to draw a lot.)
Describing a repeated or habitual action in the past: For example, Cada verano, dibujábamos en la playa. (Every summer, we would draw on the beach.)
Describing a past action without a specific beginning or end: For example, Dibujaba mientras escuchaba música. (I would draw while listening to music.)
Describing a past action that was interrupted or unfinished: For example, Dibujaba un paisaje cuando me interrumpieron. (I was drawing a landscape when they interrupted me.)
Describing a past action that was a habit or routine: For example, Antes, dibujaba todas las mañanas. (Before, I used to draw every morning.)
Describing a past action that was a state or condition: For example, Dibujaba muy bien de pequeño. (I drew very well when I was little.)
Colloquial usage: For example, ¡Dibujabas como un artista! (You drew like an artist!)
Examples
Examples of Dibujar in the Imperfect Tense
Cuando era niño, dibujaba animales en todas partes. (When I was a child, I used to draw animals everywhere.)
Mi hermana dibujaba retratos muy realistas de la familia. (My sister used to draw very realistic portraits of the family.)
Los artistas callejeros dibujaban caricaturas graciosas de los turistas. (The street artists used to draw funny caricatures of the tourists.)
En la clase de arte, dibujábamos modelos al natural. (In art class, we used to draw live models.)
Vosotros dibujabais muy bien de pequeños. (You (informal plural) used to draw very well when you were little.)
Ellos dibujaban cómics en sus cuadernos durante las clases aburridas. (They used to draw comics in their notebooks during boring classes.)
Yo dibujaba diseños de moda cuando soñaba con ser diseñadora. (I used to draw fashion designs when I dreamed of being a designer.)
Tú dibujabas muy bien, pero ya no practicas. (You used to draw very well, but you don’t practice anymore.)
Nosotros dibujábamos planos detallados para nuestros proyectos de ingeniería. (We used to draw detailed plans for our engineering projects.)
Ustedes dibujaban caras graciosas en las servilletas del restaurante. (You (plural) used to draw funny faces on the restaurant napkins.)
Ella dibujaba bocetos rápidos de las personas en el parque. (She used to draw quick sketches of people in the park.)
¿Dibujabas mucho de pequeño? Tenías mucho talento. (Did you use to draw a lot when you were little? You had a lot of talent.)
En la reunión, dibujábamos diagramas en la pizarra para explicar nuestras ideas. (In the meeting, we used to draw diagrams on the board to explain our ideas.)
Los niños dibujaban monstruos y superhéroes en sus cuadernos de dibujo. (The children used to draw monsters and superheroes in their drawing notebooks.)
Vosotros dibujabais muy bien, pero ahora preferís la fotografía. (You (informal plural) used to draw very well, but now you prefer photography.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Dibujar (to draw) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
Spanish | English |
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Yo dibujaba | I was drawing |
Tú dibujabas | You were drawing |
Él / Ella / Usted dibujaba | He / She / You (formal) was drawing |
Nosotros / Nosotras dibujábamos | We were drawing |
Vosotros / Vosotras dibujabais | You all were drawing |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes dibujaban | They / You all (formal) were drawing |
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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.