the imperfect tense: regular verbs courtesy of: grammar/real2grammar
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The Imperfect Tense:Regular Verbs
Courtesy of: www.ba.k12.ok.us/schools/nihs1/powerpoint/grammar/real2grammar/
Edited by Profe 2009
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Preterite
You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended at a definite time.
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Preterite
Ana cantó en la fiesta anoche.
Ana sang at the party last night.
(Completed past action.)
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Imperfect The imperfect tense is another
way to talk about the past. We use it to describe actions without any indication of their beginning or end.
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Imperfect
Ana cantaba. Ana was singing. (No indication of beginning
or end.)
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Imperfect We use the imperfect to talk
about actions that happened repeatedly in the past. In English we often say “used to” or “would” to express this idea.
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Imperfect
Generalmente caminaban mucho.
Generally they would walk a lot.
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Imperfect
Jugaban con otros niños de la familia.
They used to play with other children in the family.
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Imperfect
Expressions such as generalmente, a menudo, muchas veces, todos los días, siempre, and nunca can cue us to use the imperfect.
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Imperfect
Here are all the forms of -ar verbs in the imperfect. Notice the accent mark on the nosotros form.
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CAMINAR (to walk)
Yo caminaba
Tú caminabas
Él
Ella caminaba
Ud.
Nos. caminábamos
Vos. caminabais
Ellos
Ellas caminaban
Uds.
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Since the yo and the Ud./él/ella forms are the same, we often use the subject pronouns to avoid confusion.
Imperfect
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Imperfect
Let’s do a few more verbs.
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PATINAR (to skate)
Yo patinaba
Tú patinabas
Él
Ella patinaba
Ud.
Nos. patinábamos
Vos. patinabais
Ellos
Ellas patinaban
Uds.
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USAR (to use)
Yo usaba
Tú usabas
Él
Ella usaba
Ud.
Nos. usábamos
Vos. usabais
Ellos
Ellas usaban
Uds.
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JUGAR (to play)
Yo jugaba
Tú jugabas
Él
Ella jugaba
Ud.
Nos. jugábamos
Vos. jugabais
Ellos
Ellas jugaban
Uds.
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Now we will learn the -er/-ir verb endings in the imperfect tense.
Imperfect
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COMER (to eat)
Yo comía
Tú comías
Él
Ella comía
Ud.
Nos. comíamos
Vos. comíaisEllosEllas comíanUds.
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VIVIR (to live)
Yo vivía
Tú vivías
Él
Ella vivía
Ud.
Nos. vivíamos
Vos. vivíaisEllosEllas vivíanUds.
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Let’s review once more.
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PELEARSE (to fight)Yo me
peleaba
Tú te peleabasÉlElla se peleabaUd.
Nos. nos peleábamos
Vos. os peleabais
Ellos
Ellas se peleaban
Uds.
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¡una competición!
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Imperfect tense
VERBhablar
SUBJECTyo
hablaba
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Imperfect tense
VERBmirar
SUBJECTellos
miraban
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Imperfect tense
VERBcaminar
SUBJECT tú
caminabas
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Imperfect tense
VERBestudiar
SUBJECTella
estudiaba
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Imperfect tense
VERBsaltar
SUBJECTusted
saltaba
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Imperfect tense
VERBcomer
SUBJECTellas
comían
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Imperfect tense
VERBvivir
SUBJECTPaco
vivía
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Imperfect tense
VERBservir
SUBJECTyo
servía
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Imperfect tense
VERBconstruir
SUBJECTnosotros
construíamos
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Imperfect tense
VERBescribir
SUBJECTvosotros
escribíais
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Imperfect tense
VERBesconderse
SUBJECTellos
se escondían
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Imperfect tense
VERBpelearse
SUBJECTLola y yo
nos peleábamos
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Imperfect tense
VERBser
SUBJECTyo
era
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Imperfect tense
VERB ir
SUBJECT tú
ibas
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Imperfect tense
VERB treparse
SUBJECTHugo
se trepaba
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Imperfect tense
VERBdivertirse
SUBJECTustedes
se divertían
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Imperfect tense
VERBviajar
SUBJECTnadie
viajaba
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Imperfect tense
VERBcomprar
SUBJECTmi familia
compraba
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Imperfect tense
VERBcepillarse
SUBJECTyo
me cepillaba
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Imperfect tense
VERBestudiar
SUBJECTnosotros
estudiábamos
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