The Imperfect Tense of Imprimir is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Imprimía documentos todos los días. (I used to print documents every day.)

Imprimir is a regular -ir verb, so its Imperfect conjugations follow the regular pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Imprimir (to print) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

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

Printing or publishing: Por ejemplo, cada verano imprimía folletos para el campamento de verano. (For example, “each summer I used to print brochures for the summer camp.”)

Expressing: Por ejemplo, cuando era niño, imprimía mis emociones a través del dibujo. (For example, “when I was a child, I used to express my emotions through drawing.”)

Marking or stamping: Por ejemplo, el guardia imprimía los pases de entrada con un sello especial. (For example, “the guard used to stamp the entry passes with a special seal.”)

Colloquial usage (rude): Por ejemplo, cada vez que veía a mi ex, le imprimía un buen tortazo. (For example, “every time I saw my ex, I used to slap them hard.”)

Examples

Examples of Imprimir in the Imperfect Tense

Yo imprimía los documentos antes de las reuniones. (I used to print out the documents before meetings.)

Ellos imprimían demasiadas copias y desperdiciaban papel. (They used to print too many copies and waste paper.)

Cuando era estudiante, imprimía mis trabajos en la biblioteca. (When I was a student, I used to print my assignments at the library.)

Mi compañero de cuarto imprimía sus fotos en una tienda especializada. (My roommate used to print his photos at a specialty store.)

En la oficina, imprimíamos los informes cada semana. (At the office, we used to print the reports every week.)

Antes de viajar, imprimía mis boletos y documentos. (Before traveling, I used to print my tickets and documents.)

Vosotros imprimíais demasiados correos electrónicos. (You all used to print too many emails.)

Mis padres imprimían fotos para crear álbumes familiares. (My parents used to print photos to create family albums.)

Cuando era niño, imprimía dibujos para colorear. (When I was a child, I used to print coloring pages.)

Ustedes imprimían las direcciones antes de salir. (You all used to print out directions before leaving.)

En la universidad, imprimíamos nuestros trabajos en la biblioteca. (In college, we used to print our assignments at the library.)

Ella imprimía recetas de cocina de internet. (She used to print cooking recipes from the internet.)

Tú imprimías tus entradas para el cine con anticipación. (You used to print your movie tickets in advance.)

Nosotros imprimíamos las fotos de nuestras vacaciones. (We used to print photos from our vacations.)

Vosotros imprimíais los menús para el restaurante. (You all used to print the menus for the restaurant.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Imprimir (to print) 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.