The Imperfect Tense in Spanish

What is the AR conjugation for yo?

aba

What is the AR conjugation for tú?

abas

What is the AR conjugation for el/ella/ud?

aba

What is the AR conjugation for nosotros?

ábamos

What is the AR conjugation for ellos/ellas/uds?

aban

What is the ER/IR conjugation for yo?

ía

What is the ER/IR conjugation for tú?

ías

What is the ER/IR conjugation for el/ella/ud?

ía

What is the ER/IR conjugation for nosotros?

íamos

What is the ER/IR conjugation for ellos/ellas/uds?

ían

What are the THREE irregular words in the imperfect tense?

Ser, Ir, and Ver

What is the yo conjugated form for Ser?

era

What is the tú conjugated form for Ser?

eras

What is the el/ella/ud conjugated form for Ser?

era

What is the nosotros conjugated form for Ser?

éramos

What is the ellos/ellas/uds conjugated form for Ser?

eran

What is the yo conjugated form for Ir?

iba

What is the tú conjugated form for Ir?

ibas

What is the el/ella/ud conjugated form for Ir?

iba

What is the nosotros conjugated form for Ir?

íbamos

What is the ellos/ellas/uds conjugated form for Ir?

iban

What is the yo conjugated form for Ver?

veía

What is the tú conjugated form for Ver?

veías

What is the el/ella/ud conjugated form for Ver?

veía

What is the nosotros conjugated form for Ver?

veíamos

What is the ellos/ellas/uds conjugated form for Ver?

veían

How do you tell if a word is a Preterit

BESO B eginings

E nding

S eries & events

O ne time

How do you tell if a word is a Irregular

WATERS W eather

A ge

T ime

E motions/feeling/mental state

R epeated actions/Habits

S ettings/Description

What are some words that indicate imperfecto?

mientras, generalmente, muchas veces, a veces, cuandoera, a menudo, confrecuencia, cada, y siempre

What does mientras mean?

While

What does generalmente mean?

Generally

What does muchas veces mean?

Many times

What does a veces mean?

At times

What does cuandoera mean?

When I/it was

What does a menudo mean?

Often

What does confrecuencia mean?

Frequently (frequentemente)

What does cada mean?

Each/every

What does siempre mean?

Always

What is the definition of the Imperfect tense?

Actions that used to happen or happened repeatedly in the past. Descriptions in the past.

What is the ONE word we are not allowed in the Imperfect?

SOLER

Haber

There is/are