Senderos 2-4.1 Forming the Imperfect Tense

I used to talk

yo hablaba

you used to talk (familiar, singular)

tú hablabas

he/she used to talk

él/ella hablaba

we used to talk

hablabamos

they used to talk

ellos hablaban

I used to cook

yo cocinaba

you used to cook (familiar, singular)

tú cocinabas

he/she used to cook

él/ella cocinaba

we used to cook

nosotros cocinábamos

they used to cook

ellos cocinaban

I used to live

yo vivía

you used to live (familiar, singular)

tú vivías

he/she used to live

él/ella vivía

we used to live

nosotros vivíamos

they used to live

ellos vivían

I used to buy

yo compraba

you used to buy (familiar, singular)

tú comprabas

he/she used to buy

él/ella compraba

we used to buy

nosotros comprábamos

they used to buy

ellos compraban

I used to eat

yo comía

you used to eat (familiar, singular)

tú comías

he/she used to eat

él/ella comía

we used to eat

nosotros comíamos

they used to eat

ellos comían

I used to go

yo iba

you used to go (familiar, singular)

tú ibas

he/she used to go

él/ella iba

we used to go

nosotros íbamos

they used to go

ellos iban

to be(for descriptions/origin)

ser

I used to be

yo era

you used to be (familiar, singular)

tú eras

he/she used to be

él/ella era

we used to be

nosotros éramos

they used to be

ellos eran

I used to see

yo veía

you used to see (familiar, singular)

tú veías

he/she used to see

él/ella veía

we used to see

nosotros veíamos

they used to see

ellos veían

I was pretty

yo era bonita

she was skinny

ella era delgada

we used to sleep a lot

nosotros dormíamos mucho

I used to go to the park

yo iba al parque

I wanted a dog

yo quería un perro

she spoke Spanish

ella hablaba español

we used to visit grandma

nosotros visitábamos abuela

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

Preterite and the imperfect

Both are the past tense

Endings for ar verbs in the imperfect

aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

Endings for er/ir verbs in the imperfect

ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

there was, there were

había

there is, there are

hay