What does imitar mean?
imitar means to imitate, to mimic, to ape, to copy, to copycat, to impersonate, to simulate in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Imitar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn imitar, meaning to imitate, to mimic, to ape, to copy, to copycat, to impersonate, to simulate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: imitandoparticiple: imitado
Principal forms of imitar
- Infinitive
- imitar
- Gerund
- imitando
- Past participle
- imitado
Imitar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | imito | imité | imitaba | imitaré |
| tú | imitas | imitaste | imitabas | imitarás |
| él / ella / usted | imita | imitó | imitaba | imitará |
| nosotros/as | imitamos | imitamos | imitábamos | imitaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | imitan | imitaron | imitaban | imitarán |
Pattern notes
- Imitar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with imitar
Los niños imitan a sus amigos antes que a sus padres.Children imitate their friends rather than their parents.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Los chicos imitan a sus padres.Children imitate their parents.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La hiena imita la voz humana.The hyena imitates the human voice.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate imitar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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