El Imperfecto
To conjugate in the imperfect: Drop the -ar, -er, -ir Add an ending to match the subject
Yo bailaba. - I was dancing. I used to dance. -ar endings aba ábamos abas aba aban Yo bailaba. - I was dancing. I used to dance. Nosotros mirábamos. – We were watching. We used to watch.
-er & -ir endings ía íamos ías ía ían Él comía. - He was eating. He used to eat. Ellos vivían. - They were living. They used to live.
Translation used to ___ was/were ___ing I used to swim, we used to travel was/were ___ing You were talking, he was listening
Irregulars Only 3 irregulars No stem changing Ir – to go iba íbamos ibas iba iban Ver – to see veía veíamos veías veía veían Ser – to be era éramos eras era eran No stem changing
Práctica – conjuga en el imperfecto. Subir – nosotros Ser – tú Preparar – yo Andar – ellos Insistir – él Correr – los chicos subíamos eras preparaba andaban insistía corrían
Práctica – cambia del presente al imperfecto. 1. cree 2. abrazamos 3. cabes 4. van 5. canto creer – él/ella creía abrazar – nosotros abrazábamos caber – tú cabías ir – ellos iban cantar – yo cantaba
Práctica – traduce al español. I was reading - They used to drive - 3. He was listening - 4. You (fam.) used to study - 5. We used to see - Yo leía Ellos conducían/manejaban Él escuchaba Tú estudiabas Nosotros veíamos