The Imperfect
What is the imperfect? The imperfect is a tense used to describe actions in the past: Actions that occurred frequently Actions that do not have a concrete ending
Trigger Words a menudo: often *todas las semanas: every week a veces: sometimes *todos los días: every day cada día: every day *varias veces: several times cada año: every year Cada + period of time= every _______ con frecuencia: frequently de vez en cuando: every once in awhile Frecuentemente: frequently Generalmente: generally muchas veces: a lot of times Nunca: never por un rato: for awhile Siempre: always
AR Verbs Yo -aba Nosotros/Nosotras -ábamos Tú -abas Él/Ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes -aban
ER/IR Verbs Yo -ía Nosotros/Nosotras -íamos Tú -ías Él/Ella/Usted Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes -ían
Conjugate the verb in parenthesis Ellos (practicar)
Nosotras (comprar)
Yo (hacer)
Usted (mirar)
Tú (comprar)
Translate the phrases You wanted
She played (sport)
We walked
I listened
They studied