How to conjugate principiar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

principiar
to begin
regular verb

Principiar means to start or commence something. It is used in formal or literary contexts to indicate the beginning of an action or event.

How to conjugate principiar in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
principiaba
Tú
principiabas
Él / Ella / Usted
principiaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
principiábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
principiabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
principiaban

Examples of principiar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo principiaba a estudiar temprano.
I used to start studying early.
Tú
Tú principiabas a correr cada mañana.
You used to start running every morning.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella principiaba a leer libros antiguos.
She used to start reading old books.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros principiábamos a trabajar juntos.
We used to start working together.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros principiabais a jugar en el parque.
You all used to start playing in the park.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos principiaban a construir la casa.
They used to start building the house.

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Yo principiaba a estudiar temprano.

Other conjugations of principiar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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