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escribir

to write

verb Word 540 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate escribir

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo escribo I write / I am writing
tú escribes you write / you are writing
él/ella escribe he/she writes / he/she is writing / you write (formal) / you are writing (formal)
nosotros escribimos we write / we are writing
ellos/ellas escriben they write / they are writing / you all write / you all are writing

Preterite

yo escribí I wrote
tú escribiste you wrote
él/ella escribió he/she wrote / you wrote (formal)
nosotros escribimos we wrote
ellos/ellas escribieron they wrote / you all wrote

Imperfect

yo escribía I was writing / I used to write
tú escribías you were writing / you used to write
él/ella escribía he/she was writing / he/she used to write / you were writing (formal) / you used to write (formal)
nosotros escribíamos we were writing / we used to write
ellos/ellas escribían they were writing / they used to write / you all were writing / you all used to write

Future

yo escribiré I will write
tú escribirás you will write
él/ella escribirá he/she will write / you will write (formal)
nosotros escribiremos we will write
ellos/ellas escribirán they will write / you all will write

In a sentence

Mi hija me escribió una carta muy linda.

My daughter wrote me a very nice letter.

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