LC SPANISH- GRAMMAR: IMPERFECT PAST TENSE IRREGULAR VERBS STEM CONGUGATION

Why do we use this tense?

places you in the past and tells you how things, actions, or people were. For this reason, it’s common to use it when sharing memories

-ar verb endings (past indefinite) "YO"

-aba

-ar verb endings (past indefinite) "TÚ"

-abas

-ar verb endings (past indefinite) "ÉL/ELLA/USTED"

-aba

-ar verb endings (past indefinite) "NOSOTROS/NOSOTRAS"

-ábamos

-ar verb endings (past indefinite) "VOSOTROS/VOSOTRAS"

-abais

-ar verb endings (past indefinite) "ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES"

-aban

-er/-ir verb endings (past indefinite) "YO"

-ía

-er/-ir verb endings (past indefinite) "TÚ"

-ías

-er/-ir verb endings (past indefinite) "ÉL/ELLA/USTED"

-ía

-er/-ir verb endings (past indefinite) "NOSOTROS/NOSOTRAS"

-íamos

-er/-ir verb endings (past indefinite) "VOSOTROS/VOSOTRAS"

-íais

-er/-ir verb endings (past indefinite) "ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES"

-ían

ser (to be) "YO"

era

ser (to be) "TÚ"

eras

ser (to be) "ÉL/ELLA/USTED"

era

ser (to be) "NOSOTROS/NOSOTRAS"

éramos

ser (to be) "VOSOTROS/VOSOTRAS"

erais

ser (to be) "ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES"

eran

ir (to go) "YO"

iba

ir (to go) "TÚ"

ibas

ir (to go) "ÉL/ELLA/USTED"

iba

ir (to go) "NOSOTROS/NOSOTRAS"

íbamos

ir (to go) "VOSOTROS/VOSOTRAS"

ibais

ir (to go) "ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES"

iban