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SPANISH VERB

imprimir

to print

  • #309 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: imprimiendo
  • Past participle: impreso

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I print
  2. tú you print
  3. usted, él, ella he/she prints
  4. nosotros we print
  5. vosotros Spain you all print
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they print

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I printed
  2. tú you printed
  3. usted, él, ella he/she printed
  4. nosotros we printed
  5. vosotros Spain you all printed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they printed

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to print
  2. tú you used to print
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to print
  4. nosotros we used to print
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to print
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to print

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will print
  2. tú you will print
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will print
  4. nosotros we will print
  5. vosotros Spain you all will print
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will print

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would print
  2. tú you would print
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would print
  4. nosotros we would print
  5. vosotros Spain you all would print
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would print

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I print
  2. tú (that) you print
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she print
  4. nosotros (that) we print
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all print
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they print

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I printed
  2. tú (if) you printed
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she printed
  4. nosotros (if) we printed
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all printed
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they printed

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú print!
  2. usted print! (formal)
  3. nosotros print! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain print! (all of you)
  5. ustedes print! (all of you)

How to use imprimir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Imprimo las entradas por si falla el teléfono.

    I print the tickets in case the phone fails.

  2. Past

    ¿Imprimiste el billete de avión o lo llevas en el móvil?

    Did you print the plane ticket or have it on your phone?

  3. Imperfect

    Antes imprimíamos todas las fotos de las vacaciones.

    We used to print all our vacation photos.

  4. Future

    Mañana imprimiré el contrato para firmarlo.

    Tomorrow I'll print the contract to sign it.

  5. Conditional

    Yo imprimiría el mapa, allí no hay señal.

    I'd print the map, there's no signal there.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que imprimas diez copias antes de la reunión.

    I need you to print ten copies before the meeting.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El profesor pidió que imprimiéramos el trabajo a doble cara.

    The teacher asked us to print the paper double-sided.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Imprime la receta, que la cocina no tiene wifi!

    Print the recipe, the kitchen has no wifi!

Good to know

  • The participle is "impreso": he impreso dos copias. "Imprimido" is also correct.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.