the imperfect tense: irregular verbs página 179 the imperfect tense: irregular verbs página 179
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The Imperfect Tense:Irregular Verbs
Página 179
The Imperfect Tense:Irregular Verbs
Página 179
The Imperfect
• There are three irregular verbs in the imperfect. • IR• SER• VER.
IR
iba
ibas
iba
íbamos
ibais
iban
SER
era
eras
era
éramos
erais
eran
era
eras
era
éramos
erais
eran
VER
veía
veías
veía
veíamos
veíais
veían
Haber• In Español 1 y 2 we only use one form of
haber.• You have seen the word hay which means
there is/ there are.• In the imperfect we use había for hay. It
means there was/ there were. It does not have a subject!!!!!
Remember when to use the imperfect:
• If the verb
–1. describes (it has to be in the imperfect)–2. used to / would (it was a habit or a
routine)–3. was/were +ing (ongoing action