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6 Imperfect Flashcards

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1
Q

What is Recipe 7?

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So far, it is conjugation in the Present tense.

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How are we extending Recipe 7?

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Regular Imperfect conjugation

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3
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hablar

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hablaba, hablabas, hablaba, hablábamos, hablabais, hablaban

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I was speaking with Juanita.

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Hablaba con Juanita.

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I used to speak Spanish.

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Hablaba español.

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6
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What was happening?

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¿Qué pasaba?

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What were they looking for?

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¿Qué buscaban?

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How are -ar verbs conjugated in Imperfect tense?

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Remove the -ar, add -ba.

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I was giving (to) him the pills.

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Le daba las pastillas.

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We were scrubbing the floor.

fregar

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Fregábamos el piso.

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They were working.

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Trabajaban.

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The young boy was sobbing.

sollozar

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El muchacho sollozaba.

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I was giving the gift.

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Yo daba el regalo.

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We used to send letters.

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Enviábamos cartas.

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They were crossing the street.

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Cruzaban la calle.

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Were they loading the truck?

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Cargaban el camión.

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17
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I used to smoke.

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Yo fumaba.

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She was carrying her purse.

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Llevaba la bolso.

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I used to find the dog in the kitchen.

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Encontraba el perro en la cocina.

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I was paying the waiter.

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Yo pagaba el camarero.

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How do you conjugate -er and -ir verbs in Imperfect?

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Remove the -er or -ir, add -ía.

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I was living in Paris.

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Vivía en París.

23
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I used to eat there.

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Yo comía allí.

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Where were they eating?

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¿Dónde comían?

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Why were you living in Spain?
¿Por qué vivía en España?
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Who was living in Colombia?
¿Quién vivía en Colombia?
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Who was eating with them?
¿Quién comía con ellos?
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When were you (tú) living in Mexico?
¿Cuándo vivías en Mexico?
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**Ir** is an irregular verb in Imperfect. How is it conjugated?
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
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**Ser** is an irregular verb in Imperfect. How is it conjugated?
era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
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**Ver** is an irregular verb in Imperfect. How is it conjugated?
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían | It's irregular because it keeps the e.
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I used to go to the gym.
Iba al gymnasio.
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We would go from time to time.
Íbamos de vez en cuando. | time not specific
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When I was young, I used to see a lot of movies.
Cuándo era joven, veía muchas películas.
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She used to go study in the library.
Iba a estudiar en la biblioteca. | Magic Circle
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They would go to the beach every day.
Iban a la playa todos los días.
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When did you (tú) used to go?
¿Cuándo ibas?
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The child used to sleep 10 hours every day. | dormir
El niño dormía 10 horas todos los días.
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I always used to begin at 3:00. | empezar
Siempre empezaba a las tres.
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We were finding lot of errors. | encontrar
Encontrábamos muchos erores.
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They would swim every Tuesday.
Nadaban cada martes.
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I would play soccer from time to time.
Jugaba el futból de vez en cuando.
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What were you (tú) planning to do with the money? | pensar
¿Qué pensabas hacer con el dinero?
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I used to read a lot of novels also.
Leía muchas novelas también.
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Why were you saving your money? | ahorrar
¿Por qué ahorraba su dinero?
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I was sharing the dessert with him. | compartir
Compartía el postre con él.
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Magic Circle with pensar: I was planning to leave.
Pienso salir.
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We were planning to leave in September.
Pensábamos salir en septiembre. | Magic Circle
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I used to run every day, but it's difficult to run now because my leg hurts.
Yo corría todos los días pero es difícil correr ahora porque me duele la pierna,
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I used to live in London, but I now live in Paris.
Vivía en Londres pero ahora vivo en París.
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I don't smoke but I used to smoke.
No fumo pero fumaba.

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