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Imperfect of ser Use the verb ser in the imperfect to describe what someone or something was generally like in the past. Its forms are irregular. yo era nosotros(as) éramos tú eras vosotros(as) erais Ud., él, ella era Uds., ellos, ellas eran Yo era un niño travieso pero mis padres eran muy pacientes. I was a mischevious child, but my parents were very patient.
Haber You’ve used hay, the present tense form of haber, to say what there is or are. Use the imperfect form había to say what there generally was/were or what there used to be in the past. Siempre había mucha gente en casa. There were always a lot of people at home. Había tres gatos en la casa de mi abuela. There were three cats at my grandmother’s house.