El imperfecto Español II. The uses □ If in English you would say, “used to.” □ If the English verb is the past progressive such as was –ing or were –ing.

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1 El imperfecto Español II

2 The uses □ If in English you would say, “used to.” □ If the English verb is the past progressive such as was –ing or were –ing. □ To tell how things used to be. □ To say what was going on repeatedly over a period of time.

3 The conjugations □ The good news… □ There are only three irregular verbs. □ All other verbs are regular.

4 -ar verbs yo-abanosotros nosotras -ábamos tú-abasvosotros vosotras -abais él ella Ud. -abaellos ellas Uds. -aban

5 -er/ -ir verbs yo-íanosotros nosotras -íamos tú-íasvosotros vosotras -íais él ella Ud. -íaellos ellas Uds. -ían Note: Accents on all forms!

6 Stem-changers □ THERE ARE NONE IN THE IMPERFECT!!!

7 Vocabulary Commonly Used oftena veces, a menudo many timesmuchas veces almost alwayscasi siempre alwayssiempre every daytodos los días every yearcada año todos los años

8 The verb soler □ The verb soler means “usually.” The imperfect form of this verb is often used with an infinitive in the imperfect to say “usually did, tended to.” □ Conjugates like a regular verb.

9 Irregulars □ ser yoeranosotros nosotras éramos túerasvosotros vosotras erais él ella Ud. eraellos ellas Uds. eran

10 Irregulars □ ir yoibanosotros nosotras íbamos túibasvosotros vosotras ibais él ella Ud. ibaellos ellas Uds. iban

11 Irregulars □ ver yoveíanosotros nosotras veíamos túveíasvosotros vosotras veíais él ella Ud. veíaellos ellas Uds. veían Note: Stem doesn’t drop the -e

12 The verb haber □ Present tense: If you want to say “there is” or “there are” → use “hay”

13 The verb haber □ Past tense: If you want to say “there was” or “there were” → use “había.” (usually…)