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Imperfect Tense
Spanish Imperfect Tense
Question | Answer |
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- 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 |