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Imperfect Tense
Spanish Imperfect Tense
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| - ar verb endings | -aba -abas -aba -ábamos -abais -aban |
| -er verb endings | -ía -ías -ía -íamos -íais -ían |
| -ir verb endings | -ía -ías -ía -íamos -íais -ían |
| ser | era eras era éramos erais eran |
| ir | iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban |
| ver | veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían |
| 3 uses of Imperfect | 1 - Repeated actions in past (every week I played tennis) 2 - 'used to...' (I used to play tennis) 3 - descriptions / background detail in the past (the tennis courts were modern) |
| When I was younger | Cuando era más joven |
| When I was twelve years old | Cuando tenía doce años |
| I played tennis every Tuesday | Jugaba al tenis todos los martes |
| In the past, I used to play the piano | En el pasado, tocaba el piano |
| There were lots of restaurants | Había muchos restaurantes |
| My town was smaller in the past | Antes, mi pueblo era más pequeño |