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SpnVerbImperfect

Imperfect Rules and Endings

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The imperfect is used for past actions that are not seen as completed. Use of the imperfect tense implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end. To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the imperfect, simply drop the ending and add aba abas aba abamos abais aban
To conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect, simply drop the ending (-er or -ir) and add one of the following: ía ías ía íamos íais ían
Here are all three regular imperfect verb forms together: HABLAR / COMER / VIVIR Hablaba / comía / vivía Hablabas / comías / vivías Hablaba / comía / vivía Hablábamos / comíamos / vivíamos Hablabais / comíais / vivíais Hablaban / comían / vivían
The imperfect is used for actions that were repeated habitually. Almorzábamos juntos todos los días. We would lunch together every day. Las señoras siempre charlaban por las mañanas. The ladies would always chat in the mornings.
The imperfect is used for actions that “set the stage” for another action. Yo leía cuando entró mi papá. I was reading when my papa entered. (note that “entered” is preterite)
The imperfect is used for telling time and stating one’s age. Eran las siete de la noche. It was seven o’clock at night. La niña tenía cinco años. The little girl was five years old.
The above examples all fall within our general rule for using the imperfect: The imperfect is used for past actions that are not seen as completed.
43. Imperfect: regular –er -ía -ías -ía -íamos -íais -ían comía, comías, comía, comíamos, comíais, comían,
44. Imperfect: regular –ir -ía -ías -ía -íamos -íais -ían vivía, vivías, vivía, vivíamos, vivíais, vivían,
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