El imperfecto Repaso D
The imperfect is used to talk about things that happened in the past that are habitual, or repeated.
AR Verbs Yo – abaNosotros – abamos Tú – abasVosotros – abais Usted – abaUstedes – aban Él/Ella – abaEllos/Ellas - aban
ER & IR Verbs Yo – íaNosotros – íamos Tú – íasVosotros – ías Usted – íaUstedes – ían Él/Ella – íaEllos/Ellas - ían
Irregulars Yo – ibaNosotros – íbamos Tú – ibasVosotros – ibais Usted – ibaUstedes – iban Él/Ella – ibaEllos/Ellas - iban There are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect. Ir
Irregulars Yo – eraNosotros – éramos Tú – erasVosotros – erais Usted – eraUstedes – eran Él/Ella – eraEllos/Ellas - eran Ser
Irregulars Yo – veíaNosotros – veíamos Tú – veíasVosotros – veíais Usted – veíaUstedes – veían Él/Ella – veíaEllos/Ellas – veían Ver
Haber The imperfect of hay is había. (Meaning there was/there were.)
Other Uses The imperfect is also used to describe persons, places, events, weather, time, and mental processes in the past.
Mental Process Verbs Creer – to believe Desear – to desire Querer – to want Tener ganas de – to feel like doing Sentir – To feel Pensar – to think Preferir – to prefer Poder – to be able to Saber – to know (info) Gustar – to like
Words that signal the imperfect Siempre – always Todos los días – every day Mientras – while Generalmente - generally