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Hablar Imperfect Practice

Hablar (to speak, to talk) in the imperfect: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

•14 exercises•Regular -ar•A1 – A2 level
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The imperfect of hablar is the regular -aba set: hablaba, hablabas, hablaba, hablábamos, hablabais, hablaban. Every -ar verb builds it the same way, and only the nosotros form carries a written accent — hablábamos.

Because the yo and él forms are identical (hablaba), Spanish often keeps the subject pronoun when it is not clear who is talking. Use the imperfect for what used to happen (de niño hablaba con mi abuelo cada día) and for a conversation in progress when something else interrupted it.

IIConjugation
hablarImperfect
yo
hablaba
tú
hablabas
él / ella / usted
hablaba
nosotros
hablábamos
vosotros
hablabais
ellos / ustedes
hablaban
Fully regular in every tense — the model that thousands of -ar verbs follow.

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48 exercises on hablar across 8 tenses on one printable worksheet: each tense opens with its conjugation table, and the answer key with short explanations is at the end. Fits A4 and US Letter. Free for classroom use — no sign-up.

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Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Past habit
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De niño yo _____ con mi abuelo todas las tardes. (hablar)

As a child I talked with my grandfather every afternoon.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Tú form
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Antes tú _____ mucho más en clase, ¿qué te pasa ahora? (hablar)

You used to talk much more in class — what's wrong now?

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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Mi abuela _____ quechua con sus hermanas cuando vivía en Cuzco. (hablar)

My grandmother spoke Quechua with her sisters when she lived in Cuzco.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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En la universidad nosotros _____ de política cada noche durante horas. (hablar)

At university we talked about politics for hours every night.

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Mis padres siempre _____ en inglés cuando no querían que entendiéramos. (hablar)

My parents always spoke English when they didn't want us to understand.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Interrupted action
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Yo _____ por teléfono cuando se fue la luz. (hablar)

I was talking on the phone when the power went out.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Tú form
Fill in the blank

¿Con quién _____ cuando te vi en el parque? (hablar)

Who were you talking to when I saw you in the park?

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Él/ella form
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El profesor _____ tan bajo que nadie lo oía desde atrás. (hablar)

The teacher spoke so quietly that nobody at the back could hear him.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
Fill in the blank

Cuando el bebé dormía, mi hermana y yo siempre _____ en voz baja. (hablar)

When the baby was asleep, my sister and I always talked quietly.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Los abuelos _____ de la guerra solo cuando estaban solos. (hablar)

The grandparents only talked about the war when they were alone.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
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¿De qué _____ vosotros tan animados cuando llegué? (hablar)

What were you (all) talking about so excitedly when I arrived?

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Yo form
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Cuando vivía en Lyon, yo _____ francés mejor que ahora. (hablar)

When I lived in Lyon, I spoke French better than I do now.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Background action
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Mientras la guía _____, los turistas sacaban fotos de la catedral. (hablar)

While the guide was talking, the tourists were taking photos of the cathedral.

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Past habit
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En mi antiguo trabajo, todos los viernes mis compañeros _____ del partido. (hablar)

At my old job, my colleagues talked about the match every Friday.

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