Traer imperfect conjugation
Traer in the imperfect: traía, traías, traía, traíamos, traíais, traían.
- to bring; to have on you; to wear
- irregular
- Participle: traído
- Gerund: trayendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | traía |
|---|---|
| tú | traías |
| él/ella/usted | traía |
| nosotros | traíamos |
| vosotros | traíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | traían |
How to use traer in the imperfect
The imperfect is traía, traías, traíamos, traían, with an accent on the í. It describes what someone used to bring (mi abuela siempre traía pan dulce) and, in Latin America, what someone was wearing or carrying: la novia traía el vestido de su mamá. It is very common in descriptions and in stories about what happened.
Examples
Mi abuela siempre traía pan dulce los domingos.
My grandmother always brought sweet bread on Sundays.
La novia traía el vestido de su mamá.
The bride was wearing her mother's dress.
No traíamos suficiente efectivo para pagar.
We didn't have enough cash on us to pay.
Quick check: traer in the imperfect
More traer tenses
- All traer tenses
- Traer present
- Traer preterite
- Traer future
- Traer conditional
- Traer present subjunctive
- Traer affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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