Irregular imperfect verbs
2 past tenses In Spanish, there are two past tenses: Preterite - used for actions that began and ended at a definite point in the past. Imperfect - shows repeated and/or habitual action that happened in the past.
Imperfect Example I was living in Southaven. I was working at Target.
Imperfect In addition to repeated/habitual action in the past, the imperfect is used to describe the following in the past: persons places objects events weather dates times
only 3 irregular In the imperfect tense, there are only 3 irregular verbs: Ser (to be) Ir (to go) Ver (to see)
Ser yo era nosotros éramos tú eras él/ella/Ud. era ellos/ellas/Uds. eran
ir yo iba nosotros íbamos tú ibas él/ella/Ud. iba ellos/ellas/Uds. iban
ver yo veía nosotros veíamos tú veías él/ella/Ud. veía ellos/ellas/Uds. veían
Checking for Understanding
Preguntas How many past tenses are there in Spanish?
Preguntas What are the two Spanish past tenses? -Preterite -Imperfect
Preguntas What are the differences between preterite and imperfect? Preterite - used for actions that began and ended at a definite point in the past. Imperfect - shows repeated and/or habitual action that happened in the past.
Preguntas How many verbs are irregular in the imperfect tense?
Preguntas What are the three irregular imperfect verbs? Ser (to be) Ir (to go) Ver (to see)
Fill in the blank Yo ________ un niño bajo. (ser) era
Fill in the blank Tú ________ a la playa en los veranos. (ir) ibas
Fill in the blank Mi hermana _________ a mis abuelos cada semana. (ver) veía
Fill in the blank Mi amiga y yo _________ a escuela en el bus escolar. (ir) íbamos
Fill in the blank Mi hermano y yo ___________ niños buenos. (ser) éramos
Fill in the blank Yo ___________ cucarachas en mi casa. (ver) veía
Fill in the blank Mis padres ______ a las montañas en la primavera. (ir) iban
El Fin
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