Imperfect conjugation

Tense to describe context and feelings in past, habits in the pasts, and interrupted actions in the past

vivía

I was living, he/she/it was living

I, he/she/it used to live

era

I was, she/he/it was

I used to be, he/she/it used to be

estaba

I was, he/she/it was

I used to be, he/she/it used to be

tenía

I had, he/she/it had

I, he/she/it used to have

hacía

I was making/doing, he/she/it was making/doing

I, he/she/it used to do/make

tenía que

I had to / he/she/it had to

I, he/she/it used to have to

iba

I was going, he/she was going

I, he/she/it used to go

chateaba

I was chatting, he/she was chatting

I, he/she/it used to chat

cocinaba

I was cooking, he/she was cooking

I, he/she/it used to cook

descargaba

I was downloading, he/she was downloading

I, he/she/it used to download

escribía

I was writing, he/she was writing

I, he/she/it used to write

jugaba

I was playing, he/she was playing

I, he/she/it used to play

montábamos

we were riding

we used to ride

(a mí) me gustaba

I liked

I used to like

preferíamos

we preferred

we used to prefer

(a mí) me flipaba

I was crazy about

I used to be crazy about

(a mí) me encantaba

I loved

I used to love

buceábamos

we were scuba diving

we used to scuba dive

lo pasaba genial

I was having a great time, he/she was having a great time

I, he/she/it used to have a great time

llegaba

I was arriving, he/she was arriving

I, he/she/it used to arrive

nadaba

I was swimming, he/she was swimming

I, he/she/it used to swim

salía

I was going out, he/she was going out out

I, he/she/it used to go out

tocaba

I was playing, he/she was playing (an instrument)

I, he/she/it used to play (an instrument)

veía

I saw, he/she saw

I, he/she/it used to see

íbamos de compras

we went shopping

we used to go shopping

hacíamos deportes acuáticos

we were doing water sports

we used to water sports

leía

I was reading, he/she was reading

I, he/she/it used to read

perdía

I lost, he/she lost

I, he/she/it used to lose

era

I was, he/she/it was

I, he/she/it used to used to be

tomaba el sol

I was sunbathing, he/she/it was sunbathing

I, he/she/it used to sunbathe

visitaba

I was visiting, he/she was visiting

I, he/she/it used to visit

conocía

I knew, he/she knew (people or places)

I, he/she/it used to know

tenían

they had, they were having

they used to have

eras

you (singular) were

you (singular) used to be

disfrutaba

I was enjoying, he/she was enjoying

I, he/she/it used to enjoy

podía

I was able to/could, he/she was able to/could

I, he/she/it used to be able to/can

paseaba

I was strolling, he/she was strolling

I, he/she/it used to walk

subíamos

we were going up/climbing

we used to go up/climb

sabíais

you (plural) knew

you (plural) used to know

estudiaba

I was studying he/she was studying

I, he/she/it used to study

aprendían

they were learning

they used to learnt

había

there was / there were

there used to be

costaba

it cost(ed)

it used to cost

compraba

I was buying, he/she was buying

I, he/she/it used to buy

compartíamos

we were sharing

we used to share

dormía

I was sleeping, he/she was sleeping

I, he/she/it used to sleep

volvía

I was returning, he/she was returning

I, he/she/it used to return

volvíamos

we were retruning

we used to return

llamaba

I was calling, he/she was calling

I/he/she used to call

llamabas

you (singular) were calling

you (singular) used to call

me despertaba

I woke up

I used to wake up

me levantaba

I used to get up

desayunábamos

we were having breakfast

we used to have breakfast

comíamos

we were eating

we used to eat

cenabais

you (plural) were having dinner

you (olural) used to have dinner

esperaba

I was waiting, he/she was waiting

I/he/she used to wait

estudiabas

you (singular) were studying

you (singular) used to study

perdían

they were loosing

they used to lose

acampábamos

we were camping

we used to camp

íabamos

we were going

we used to go

alquilábamos

we were renting

we used to rent

le gustaba

he/she liked

he/she used to like

hacía alpinismo

I was going mountain climbing

I used to go mountain climbing

llevaba

I was wearing, / he/she was wearing

I/he/she used to wear

llevaban

they were wearing / carrying

they used to wear / carry

ibas

you (singular) were going

you (singular) used to go

enseñaba

I was teaching, he/she was teaching

I/he/she used to teach

aprendíamos

we learnt

we used to learn

creábamos

we were creating

we used to create

creía que

I believed that, he/she believed that

I/he/she used to believe that

pensaba

I thought

I used to think

permitían

they use to allow

prohibían

they used to prohibite

cantabas

you (singular) were singing

you (singular) used to sign

daba

I was giving, he/she was giving

I/he/she used to give

se burlaban de

they were making fun of

they used to make fun of

fomentaban

they were promoting

they used to promote

sacaba buenas/malas notas

I/he/she used to het good/bad grades

hacían novillos

they used to skip school

asistíais a clase

you (plural) used to attended class

practicábamos

we were practicing

we used to practice

ganabáis

you (plural) used to win

continuabas

you (singular) used to continue

tenían

they had

they used to have

ayudaba

I was helping, he/she was helping

I/he/she used to help

necesitas

you (singular) needed

you (singular) used to need

me duchaba

I was showering

I used to shower

tenía que

I had to, he/she had to

I/he/she used to have to

jugábamos

we were playing

we used to play

escribías

you (singular) were writing wrote

you (singular) used to write

nos gustaba

we used to like

preferíais

you (plural) used to prefer

lo pasaba muy bien

I was having a really good time, he/she was having a really good time

I/he/she used to have really good time

nadabais

you (plural) were swimming

you (plural) used to swim

salían

they were going out

they used to go out

iba de compras

I/he/she used to go shopping

leíamos

we were reading

we used to read

sacaban demasiadas fotos

they were taking too many photos

they used to take too many photos

tomabas el sol

you were sunbathing

you used to sunbathe

visitábamos

we used to visit