Imperfect

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It is formed by taking the stem of the infinitive and adding the endings as follows Ar verbs e.g. habl ar Yo habl aba Tú habl abas Él/ella/usted habl aba Nosotros habl ábamos Vosotros habl abais Ellos/ellas/ustedes habl aban

Er verbs E.g. com er Yo com ía Tú com ías Él/ella/usted com ía Nosotros com íamos Vosotros com íais Ellos/ellas/ustedes com ían

E.g. viv ir Yo viv ía Tú viv ías Él/ella/usted viv ía Nosotros viv íamos Vosotros viv íais Ellos/ellas/ustedes viv ían IR verbs

There are only two irregular verbs in the imperfect!

SER ERA ERAS ERA ÉRAMOS ERAIS ERAN IR IBA IBAS IBA ÍBAMOS IBAIS IBAN

The imperfect The preterite The imperfect sets the scene in the past and the preterite ‘crashes’into it, with a single action.

[object Object],Cuando era joven me gustaba ir al parque todos los días. When I was young I used to like going to the park every day.

[object Object],La chica era alta, tenía el pelo largo y llevaba gafas The girl was tall, had long hair and wore glasses

[object Object],[object Object],Eran las doce de la noche. Hacía viento y llovía . El asesino entró en la casa con una pistola. It was midnight. It was windy and it was raining. The murderer entered the house with a pistol.

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