gritábamos

Gritábamos is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb gritar, meaning “we shouted” or “we were shouting.” This form is used to describe past actions that were ongoing, habitual, or background in nature, especially in narrative or descriptive contexts.

In grammar, gritábamos belongs to the indicative mood and the imperfect tense. The imperfect is used to convey actions without a definite endpoint in the past, to set scenes, describe repeated activities, or indicate simultaneous actions. It contrasts with the preterite, which marks completed past actions, such as gritaron (“they shouted”).

A standard full conjugation in the imperfect for gritar is: yo gritaba, tú gritabas, él gritaba, nosotros gritábamos, vosotros gritabais, ellos gritaban. This paradigm illustrates how the same root gritar changes with person and number while maintaining the imperfect tense’s characteristic -aba ending in this verb class. The form gritábamos specifically encodes the first-person plural past imperfect.

Usage notes: gritábamos commonly appears in narration, dialogue, or reports of past events where the shouting was ongoing or repeated. It can be integrated with other imperfect forms to describe simultaneous or sequential actions in the scene. While English often renders it as “we were shouting” or “we shouted,” Spanish uses the imperfect to emphasize duration or repetition rather than a single, completed act.