Imperfect Tense

-aba

yo ending for -ar verbs

-abas

tú ending for -ar verbs

-aba

él/ella/usted ending for -ar verbs

-ábamos

nosotros/as ending for -ar verbs

-aban

ellos/ellas/ustedes ending for -ar verbs

-ía

yo ending for -ir and -er verbs

-ías

tú ending for -ir and -er verbs

-ía

él/ella/usted ending for -ir and -er verbs

-íamos

nosotros/as ending for -ir and -er verbs

-ían

ellos/ellas/ustedes ending for -ir and -er verbs

yo iba

yo form for ir

tú ibas

tú form for ir

él/ella iba

él/ella/usted form for ir

nosotros íbamos

nosotros/as form for ir

ellos iban

ellos/ellas/ustedes form for ir

yo era

yo form for ser

tú eras

tú form for ser

él/ella era

él/ella/usted form for ser

nosotros éramos

nosotros form for ser

ellos eran

ellos/ellas/ustedes form for ser

yo veía

yo form for ver

tú veías

tú form for ver

él/ella veía

él/ella form for ver

nosotros veíamos

nosotros form for ver

ellos veían

ellos form for ser

use preterit

to express a sequence of actions completed in the past (note that there is a forward movement of narrative time)

use preterit

to report a completed event, action, or condition, including its beginning or end

use preterit

to talk about an event, action, or condition that occurred over a specified period of time

use imperfect

to talk about customary or habitual actions, events, or conditions in the past

use imperfect

to express an ongoing part of an event, action, or condition in the past

use imperfect

to describe people, places, and things in the past

use imperfect

to express age and time