The imperfect tense in Spanish, Imperfect Tense

Spanish imperfect tense: description in the past or ongoing actions in the past

I was walking/used to walk

yo caminaba

you were/used to walk (familiar, singular)

tú caminabas

he/she was/used to walk

él/ella caminaba

we were/used to walk

caminábamos

they were/used to walk

ellos caminaban

I was/used to cook

yo cocinaba

you were/used to cook (familiar, singular)

tú cocinabas

he/she was/used to cook

él/ella cocinaba

we were/used to cook

nosotros cocinábamos

they were/used to cook

ellos cocinaban

I was/used to live

yo vivía

you were/used to live (familiar, singular)

tú vivías

he/she was/used to live

él/ella vivía

we were/used to live

nosotros vivíamos

they were/used to live

ellos vivían

I was/used to buy

yo compraba

you were/used to buy (familiar, singular)

tú comprabas

he/she was/used to buy

él/ella compraba

we were/used to buy

nosotros comprábamos

they were/used to buy

ellos compraban

I was/used to eat

yo comía

you were/used to eat (familiar, singular)

tú comías

he/she was/used to eat

él/ella comía

we were/used to eat

nosotros comíamos

they were/used to eat

ellos comían

Spanish irregular imperfect verbs

ir (iba), ser (era), ver (veía)

I was/used to go

yo iba

you were/used to go (familiar, singular)

tú ibas

he/she was/used to go

él/ella iba

we were/used to go

nosotros íbamos

they were/used to go

ellos iban

I was/used to be

yo era

you was/used to be (familiar, singular)

tú eras

he/she was/used to be

él/ella era

we were/used to be

nosotros éramos

they were/used to be

ellos eran

I was seeing/used to see

yo veía

you were seeing/used to see (familiar, singular)

tú veías

he/she was seeing/used to see

él/ella veía

we used to see

nosotros veíamos

they used to see

ellos veían

I used to play

yo jugaba

you used to play (familiar, singular)

tú jugabas

he/she used to play

él/ella jugaba

we used to play

nosotros jugábamos

they used to play

ellos jugaban

I used to sleep

yo dormía

you used to sleep (familiar, singular)

tú dormías

he/she used to sleep

él/ella dormía

we used to sleep

nosotros dormíamos

they used to sleep

ellos dormían

I used to do (the) homework

yo hacía la tarea

we used to eat (the) pizza

nosotros comíamos la pizza

they used to eat (the) candy

ellos comían los dulces

she was skinny

ella era delgada

he slept all day

él dormía todo el día

we used to sleep a lot

nosotros dormíamos mucho

I used to go to the park

yo iba al parque

did you go (familiar, singular) to many parties?

¿tú ibas a muchas fiestas?

I wanted a dog

yo quería un perro

I had many toys

yo tenía muchos juguetes

she spoke Spanish

ella hablaba español

it snowed/it was snowing

nevaba/estaba nevando

she was always sad

ella siempre estaba triste

we were in the lake

nosotros estábamos en el lago

we visited our grandma every June

nosotros visitábamos a nuestra abuela cada junio

we used to go to the beach

nosotros íbamos a la playa

you all used to eat (formal, plural)

Ustedes comían

you all used to go (formal, plural)

Ustedes iban

you all used to be (formal, plural)

Ustedes eran

you all used to sleep (formal, plural)

Ustedes dormían

you all used to play (formal, plural)

Ustedes jugaban

you all used to cook (formal, plural)

Ustedes cocinaban

you all used to walk (formal, plural)

Ustedes caminaban