Imagine a place, an event or a possibility and describe it in Spanish.

The idea

Imaginar means to imagine. It can take a noun, an infinitive or que followed by a clause.

Patterns to compare
PersonaPresente
yoimagino
túimaginas
él / ella / ustedimagina
nosotros / nosotrasimaginamos
vosotros / vosotrasimagináis
ellos / ellas / ustedesimaginan

Examples

  • Imagino una ciudad con más árboles.I imagine a city with more trees.
  • ¿Imaginas vivir cerca del mar?Can you imagine living near the sea?
  • Mi hermana imagina que el tren llegará tarde.My sister imagines that the train will arrive late.
  • Imaginamos un final distinto para la historia.We imagine a different ending for the story.
  • Los niños imaginan que viajan a la Luna.The children imagine that they travel to the Moon.
  • Ayer imaginé una solución durante el paseo.Yesterday I imagined a solution during the walk.

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Watch out

Do not confuse imagino with imaginó: the accent marks a third-person past form.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ una casa en el bosque. (imagino / imaginan)

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    imagino

    Imagino matches the first-person subject.

  2. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ otro camino. (imaginamos / imagina)

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    imaginamos

    Imaginamos matches the first-person plural subject.

  3. Choose the correct form: Ayer ella ___ una fiesta sorpresa. (imaginó / imagino)

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    imaginó

    Imaginó refers to her action yesterday; the accent is essential.

Use it today

Write an original sentence about a situation you imagine.