Imprimir Conjugation in Spanish
The Spanish verb imprimir means to print, and it is a verb you will use again and again once you know it. Imprimir means to print, and it covers printing a document, a photo, a book and a ticket: imprimir el informe, imprimir las fotos. Its famous trap is the past participle: impreso, not imprimido. It is otherwise regular. Like every Spanish verb, imprimir changes its ending for each person and tense, and this page gives you the complete picture: every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle, all from the verified conjugation tables. For example, in the present tense you say imprimo el informe para la reunión, and in the preterite you say imprimí el billete en casa. Work through the tables below, read the notes for each tense, and then test yourself with the examples, the common mistakes and the quiz at the end of the page.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: imprimir
- English: to print
- Verb type: irregular verb
- Ending: -ir
- Gerund: imprimiendo
- Past participle: impreso
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + impreso)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for imprimir, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one. The participle is impreso, never imprimido: he impreso el informe.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for imprimir. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem. For reflexive verbs, the pronoun column shows the reflexive pronoun that goes before each form.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | imprimo |
| tú | imprimes |
| él/ella/Ud. | imprime |
| nosotros/as | imprimimos |
| vosotros/as | imprimís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | imprimen |
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | imprimí |
| tú | imprimiste |
| él/ella/Ud. | imprimió |
| nosotros/as | imprimimos |
| vosotros/as | imprimisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | imprimieron |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | imprimía |
| tú | imprimías |
| él/ella/Ud. | imprimía |
| nosotros/as | imprimíamos |
| vosotros/as | imprimíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | imprimían |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | imprimiré |
| tú | imprimirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | imprimirá |
| nosotros/as | imprimiremos |
| vosotros/as | imprimiréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | imprimirán |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | imprimiría |
| tú | imprimirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | imprimiría |
| nosotros/as | imprimiríamos |
| vosotros/as | imprimiríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | imprimirían |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he impreso |
| tú | has impreso |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha impreso |
| nosotros/as | hemos impreso |
| vosotros/as | habéis impreso |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han impreso |
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había impreso |
| tú | habías impreso |
| él/ella/Ud. | había impreso |
| nosotros/as | habíamos impreso |
| vosotros/as | habíais impreso |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían impreso |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré impreso |
| tú | habrás impreso |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá impreso |
| nosotros/as | habremos impreso |
| vosotros/as | habréis impreso |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán impreso |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría impreso |
| tú | habrías impreso |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría impreso |
| nosotros/as | habríamos impreso |
| vosotros/as | habríais impreso |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían impreso |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | imprima |
| tú | imprimas |
| él/ella/Ud. | imprima |
| nosotros/as | imprimamos |
| vosotros/as | imprimáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impriman |
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | imprimiera |
| tú | imprimieras |
| él/ella/Ud. | imprimiera |
| nosotros/as | imprimiéramos |
| vosotros/as | imprimierais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | imprimieran |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | imprime |
| él/ella/Ud. | imprima |
| nosotros/as | imprimamos |
| vosotros/as | imprimid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impriman |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | imprimas |
| él/ella/Ud. | imprima |
| nosotros/as | imprimamos |
| vosotros/as | imprimáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | impriman |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Gerund | imprimiendo | with estar for the progressive: estoy imprimiendo |
| Past participle | impreso | with haber for the perfect tenses: he impreso |
How to use each tense
Present indicative
Use the present for routines, general facts and what is happening right now. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For imprimir, the present looks like this in a real sentence: Imprimo el informe para la reunión. Learn the present forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Preterite
Use the preterite for finished actions with a clear end, often with ayer, el año pasado or anoche. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For imprimir, the preterite looks like this in a real sentence: Ayer, imprimí las fotos del viaje. Learn the preterite forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect
Use the imperfect for background, habits and actions in progress in the past, often with de niño, antes or mientras. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For imprimir, the imperfect looks like this in a real sentence: De niño, imprimía el billete en casa. Learn the imperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future
Use the future for plans, predictions and promises, often with mañana, el año que viene or pronto. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For imprimir, the future looks like this in a real sentence: Mañana, imprimiré dos copias del contrato. Learn the future forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional
Use the conditional for polite requests, hypotheticals and what would happen, often with si clauses. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For imprimir, the conditional looks like this in a real sentence: Imprimiría el informe para la reunión si pudiera. Learn the conditional forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present perfect
Use the present perfect for recent actions and experiences, often with hoy, esta semana or ya. This tense is irregular for this verb only because the past participle is impreso, not the regular form — the auxiliary haber is completely regular. For imprimir, the present perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Hoy, he impreso las fotos del viaje. Learn the present perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Pluperfect
Use the pluperfect when one past action happened before another past action. This tense is irregular for this verb only because the past participle is impreso, not the regular form — the auxiliary haber is completely regular. For imprimir, the pluperfect looks like this in a real sentence: Había impreso el billete en casa antes de salir. Learn the pluperfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Future perfect
Use the future perfect for something that will already be finished by a future time. This tense is irregular for this verb only because the past participle is impreso, not the regular form — the auxiliary haber is completely regular. For imprimir, the future perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Para mañana, habré impreso dos copias del contrato. Learn the future perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Conditional perfect
Use the conditional perfect for what would have happened under different conditions. This tense is irregular for this verb only because the past participle is impreso, not the regular form — the auxiliary haber is completely regular. For imprimir, the conditional perfect looks like this in a real sentence: Habría impreso el informe para la reunión con más tiempo. Learn the conditional perfect forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Present subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of wish, doubt, emotion and hope, such as espero que or quiero que. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For imprimir, the present subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Espero que él imprima las fotos del viaje. Learn the present subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperfect subjunctive (-ra)
Use the imperfect subjunctive after past wishes and in si clauses about the past, and note the -ra forms shown here; the -se forms use the same stem. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For imprimir, the imperfect subjunctive looks like this in a real sentence: Si él imprimiera el billete en casa, todo cambiaría. Learn the imperfect subjunctive forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (affirmative)
Use the affirmative imperative for direct commands, instructions and invitations. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For imprimir, the affirmative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: ¡Imprime dos copias del contrato! Learn the affirmative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Imperative (negative)
Use the negative imperative, always with no, to tell someone not to do something. For this verb the tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard endings for its verb class. For imprimir, the negative imperative looks like this in a real sentence: No imprimas el informe para la reunión. Learn the negative imperative forms in the table above alongside this example, and notice how the ending, not the stem, usually carries the meaning of the tense.
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with imprimir, covering different tenses and persons. Each one uses a form from the tables above.
- Imprimo el informe para la reunión. — I print the report for the meeting.
- Imprime las fotos del viaje. — He/she prints the photos from the trip.
- Ayer, imprimí el billete en casa. — Yesterday, I printed the ticket at home.
- Antes, nosotros imprimíamos dos copias del contrato. — Before, we used to print two copies of the contract.
- Mañana, tú imprimirás el informe para la reunión. — Tomorrow, you will print the report for the meeting.
- Yo imprimiría las fotos del viaje si tuviera más tiempo. — I would print the photos from the trip if I had more time.
- Él ha impreso el billete en casa. — He has printed the ticket at home.
- Espero que él imprima dos copias del contrato. — I hope he prints two copies of the contract.
- Yo ya había impreso el informe para la reunión antes de salir. — I had already printed the report for the meeting before leaving.
- Ellos imprimían las fotos del viaje cuando eran jóvenes. — They used to print the photos from the trip when they were young.
Common mistakes
- Wrong: Yo imprime el informe para la reunión. — Right: Yo imprimo el informe para la reunión. — The person matters: imprime is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is imprimo. Using the third-person form with yo is one of the most common beginner errors.
- Wrong: Yo he imprimido el billete en casa. — Right: Yo he impreso el billete en casa. — The past participle of imprimir is irregular: impreso, not imprimido. Every perfect tense uses he impreso, había impreso and so on.
- Wrong: Treating imprimir and publicar as identical in every context. — Right: Imprimir means to print, while publicar means to publish. — They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: imprimir fits sentences such as Imprimo el informe para la reunión, while publicar belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
- Wrong: Yo soy impreso las fotos del viaje. — Right: Yo he impreso las fotos del viaje. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he impreso, has impreso, ha impreso. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
- Wrong: De niño, yo imprimí el billete en casa todos los días. — Right: De niño, yo imprimía el billete en casa todos los días. — For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (imprimía), not the preterite. The preterite (imprimí) is for one finished action.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on imprimir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el informe para la reunión. (present tense) A. imprimo B. imprimes C. imprime D. imprimimos
Complete the sentence: Ayer, él ___ las fotos del viaje. (preterite) A. imprimí B. imprimiste C. imprimimos D. imprimió
Complete the sentence: Antes, nosotros ___ el billete en casa. (imperfect) A. imprimías B. imprimo C. imprimíamos D. imprimía
Complete the sentence: Mañana, tú ___ dos copias del contrato. (future) A. imprimiremos B. imprimirás C. imprimiré D. imprimirá
Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el informe para la reunión si pudiera. (conditional) A. imprimiría B. imprimirías C. imprimiríamos D. imprimo
Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ las fotos del viaje. (present subjunctive) A. imprimas B. imprimamos C. imprimo D. imprima
Complete the sentence: Si yo ___ el billete en casa, todo cambiaría. (imperfect subjunctive, -ra form) A. imprimiéramos B. imprimo C. imprimiera D. imprimieras
Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ dos copias del contrato. (present perfect) A. ha impreso B. hemos impreso C. he impreso D. has impreso
Complete the command: ¡___ el informe para la reunión! (affirmative imperative, tú) A. imprime B. imprima C. imprimamos D. imprimid
Which is the gerund of imprimir, used with estar for the progressive? A. impreso B. imprimo C. imprimí D. imprimiendo
Answer key
- imprimo — The yo present tense of imprimir is imprimo.
- imprimió — The él/ella/Ud. preterite of imprimir is imprimió.
- imprimíamos — The nosotros/as imperfect of imprimir is imprimíamos.
- imprimirás — The tú future of imprimir is imprimirás.
- imprimiría — The yo conditional of imprimir is imprimiría.
- imprima — The él/ella/Ud. present subjunctive of imprimir is imprima.
- imprimiera — The yo imperfect subjunctive, -ra form of imprimir is imprimiera.
- hemos impreso — The nosotros/as present perfect of imprimir is hemos impreso.
- imprime — The affirmative tú imperative of imprimir is imprime.
- imprimiendo — The gerund of imprimir is imprimiendo: estoy imprimiendo. The participle impreso is used with haber instead.
Frequently asked questions
What does imprimir mean in English?
Imprimir means to print. It is used in everyday situations such as Imprimo el informe para la reunión. The exact English wording depends on the context, but the core meaning stays the same across the tenses.
Is imprimir regular or irregular?
Imprimir is irregular in past-participle, present-perfect, pluperfect, future-perfect, conditional-perfect. The other tenses follow the regular pattern. Learn the irregular forms from the tables above rather than guessing them from the infinitive.
What is the difference between imprimir and publicar?
Imprimir means to print, while publicar means to publish. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use imprimir when you mean to print, as in Imprimo el informe para la reunión, and use publicar for to publish. When in doubt, check the object of the sentence — it usually shows which verb fits.
How do I say “I print” in the past?
It depends on the kind of past. For one finished action, use the preterite: yo imprimí las fotos del viaje. For a repeated habit or background in the past, use the imperfect: yo imprimía el billete en casa. For something that has just happened, use the present perfect: yo he impreso las fotos del viaje.
How do I practise imprimir?
Start with the present tense table, then drill the preterite and the imperfect, since those two past tenses cause the most mistakes. Try the imprimir examples and quiz page for more sentences, and use the Spanish Verb Quiz to test the forms under pressure.
Related links
- Imprimir in the present tense — the full present-tense table for imprimir.
- Imprimir examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice for imprimir.
- Spanish verbs — the Spanish hub, with every verb and tense guide.
- Complete list of Spanish irregular verbs — where this verb's pattern is listed.
- Impartir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with imprimir.
- Incurrir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with imprimir.
- Huir conjugation — another -ir verb to compare with imprimir.
- Spanish Verb Conjugator — conjugate any Spanish verb in every tense.
- Spanish Verb Quiz — test yourself on real conjugated forms.