imprimir Preterite Conjugation
imprimir — to print
The preterite of imprimir is regular: imprimí, imprimiste, imprimió, imprimimos, imprimisteis, imprimieron.
imprimir Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed action of printing something at a specific moment in the past, like 'I printed the ticket yesterday.'
Notes on imprimir in the Preterite
Imprimir is regular in the preterite. Note that the 'nosotros' form (imprimimos) is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
Ayer imprimí el informe final.
Yesterday I printed the final report.
yo
¿Imprimiste la tarea anoche?
Did you print the homework last night?
tú
Ellos imprimieron cien folletos.
They printed one hundred brochures.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the past participle 'impreso' with the preterite verb.
Correct: Use 'imprimí' for 'I printed' and 'he impreso' for 'I have printed'.
Why: Impreso is an irregular past participle, but the preterite conjugation itself follows regular rules.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: imprimo
The present tense of imprimir is regular: imprimo, imprimes, imprime, imprimimos, imprimís, imprimen.
Imperfect
yo: imprimía
The imperfect of imprimir is regular: imprimía, imprimías, imprimía, imprimíamos, imprimíais, imprimían.
Future
yo: imprimiré
The future of imprimir is regular: añadiré the endings to the infinitive: imprimiré, imprimirás, imprimirá...
Conditional
yo: imprimiría
The conditional of imprimir is regular: añadiría the endings to the infinitive: imprimiría, imprimirías, imprimiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: imprima
The present subjunctive of imprimir is regular: imprima, imprimas, imprima, imprimamos, imprimáis, impriman.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: imprimiera
The imperfect subjunctive of imprimir uses the -ra endings: imprimiera, imprimieras, imprimiera, imprimiéramos, imprimierais, imprimieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: imprime
The affirmative imperative of imprimir: imprime (tú), imprima (usted), imprimamos (nosotros), imprimid (vosotros), impriman (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no imprimas
The negative imperative of imprimir uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no imprimas, no imprima, no imprimamos, no imprimáis, no impriman.