Uses of Imperfect

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Siempre habíá mucha gente en casa

Use había to say what there generally was/were or what there used to be in the past

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El teatro estaba decorado con muchas fotos de la obra

To give more background information

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Me levantaba, me ponía la ropa y cepillaba los dientes

A continious action

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Yo jugaba al fútbol

To say what used to happen for an unspecified period of time

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Yo cantaba mientras caminaba por el parquet

When using the conjunction “mientras”

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Carlos dijo que estudiaba para el quiz de ciencias.

When used after the preterite decir, oir, or leer.

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Carlos era muy simpático cuando era niño

When describing what people were generally like

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Carla era muy alta y bella

When describing how they used to feel (mental, emotional, physical conditions)

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Todos los días teníamos que estudiar

The imperfect is frequently associated with phrases that describe the frequency past action