Imprimir in Spanish: print a document

The idea

Imprimir means to print. Its present forms include imprimo, imprimes, imprime, imprimimos, imprimís and imprimen. The participles are impreso and imprimido.

Examples

• Imprimo el billete antes de salir.I print the ticket before leaving.
• ¿Imprimes las fotos en casa?Do you print photos at home?
• La biblioteca imprime el cartel en color.The library prints the poster in colour.
• Imprimimos el mapa para la excursión.We print the map for the trip.
• Mis vecinos imprimen las invitaciones.My neighbours print the invitations.
• El informe ya está impreso.The report is already printed.

Watch out

Do not confuse imprimo, a present form, with impreso, which can describe something already printed.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la receta. (imprimo / imprimen)

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   imprimo

   Imprimo fits the first-person singular subject.

2. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ los horarios. (imprimimos / imprime)

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   imprimimos

   Imprimimos matches the first-person plural subject.

3. Choose the correct form: El documento ya está ___. (impreso / imprimo)

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   impreso

   Impreso describes the completed document.

Use it today

Write an original sentence about something you print.