Past Imperfect Flashcards
(8 cards)
Used to describe past habitual actions or to talk about what someone WAS DOING when they were interrupted by something else.
Emphasizes the progression or the regular repetition of an action that took place in the past
Past imperfect
ar (endings in imperfect)
- aba
- abas
- aba
- ábamos
- abais
- aban
Regular imperfect
Example
Hablar- to speak, to talk
Hablaba Hablabas Hablaba Hablábamos hablaban
Verbs ending in -er/-ir (in imperfect)
- ía
- ías
- ía
- íamos
- íais
- ían
Regular imperfect er/ir
Examples:
Decir
decía decías decía decíamos decíais decían
Volver volvía volvías volvía volvíamos volvíais volvían
Irregular verbs in imperfect (only 3)
ir - to go
iba ibas iba ibamos ibais iban
Irregular verbs in imperfect (only 3)
ser - to be
era eras era éramos erais eran
Irregular verbs in imperfect (only 3)
ver -to see
veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían
Also used to tell time, talk about dates, give a person’s age, and describe characteristics, conditions, and feelings in the past.
Imperfect uses
Used to describe emotions or states of being (health, emotions) in the past when no particular beginning or end implied.
Imperfect tense uses
