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Conjugation Chart of “Gritar” (to shout) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Gritar”

The Imperfect Tense of gritar is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Yo gritaba de emoción cuando ganamos el partido. (I was shouting with excitement when we won the game.)

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

How to Use Gritar in the Imperfect Tense

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

Expressing an ongoing action in the past: For example, Gritaba de emoción cuando ganó el partido. (She was shouting with excitement when she won the game.)

Describing a repeated or habitual action: For example, De niño, siempre gritaba cuando veía una araña. (As a child, he would always shout when he saw a spider.)

Expressing a state or condition in the past: For example, La multitud gritaba de rabia por la injusticia. (The crowd was shouting with rage at the injustice.)

Idiomatic and colloquial usage: For example, ¡Deja de gritar tanto, me estás gritando la oreja! (Stop shouting so much, you’re shouting my ear off!)

Real Life Examples of Gritar in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando gritaba por ayuda, nadie me escuchaba. (When I was shouting for help, no one could hear me.)

El bebé gritaba sin parar durante toda la noche. (The baby was crying nonstop all night.)

En el partido de fútbol, los aficionados gritaban apoyando a su equipo. (At the soccer game, the fans were shouting in support of their team.)

Mi hermana gritaba de emoción cada vez que su banda favorita tocaba una canción. (My sister would shout with excitement whenever her favorite band played a song.)

El instructor gritaba las órdenes durante el entrenamiento militar. (The instructor was shouting orders during military training.)

Aunque gritaba con todas mis fuerzas, mi voz no se escuchaba en el concierto. (Even though I was shouting at the top of my lungs, my voice couldn’t be heard at the concert.)

El manifestante gritaba consignas en contra del gobierno. (The protester was shouting slogans against the government.)

La multitud gritaba emocionada cuando el equipo local anotó el gol de la victoria. (The crowd was shouting excitedly when the home team scored the winning goal.)

El actor gritaba sus líneas con pasión en el escenario. (The actor was shouting his lines with passion on stage.)

Cada vez que gritaba de miedo durante la película de terror, mi amigo se reía. (Whenever I was shouting in fear during the horror movie, my friend would laugh.)

El vendedor callejero gritaba anunciando sus productos. (The street vendor was shouting to advertise his products.)

La madre gritaba a sus hijos para que se portaran bien en el restaurante. (The mother was shouting at her kids to behave in the restaurant.)

El entrenador gritaba instrucciones a los jugadores durante el partido. (The coach was shouting instructions to the players during the game.)

Aunque gritaba pidiendo auxilio, nadie acudió a ayudarme. (Even though I was shouting for help, no one came to assist me.)

El líder de la protesta gritaba consignas para animar a la multitud. (The protest leader was shouting slogans to energize the crowd.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Gritar (to shout) in the Imperfect 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.