EL IMPERFECTO HOW IS THE IMPERFECT CONJUGATED?
TO CONJUGATE REGULAR -AR VERBS IN THE IMPERFECT, SIMPLY DROP THE ENDING (-AR) AND ADD ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
AR VERBS Yoaba Tuabas El/Ella/Ud.aba Nosotrosábamos Ellos/Ellas/Uds.aban
TO CONJUGATE REGULAR –ER/IR VERBS IN THE IMPERFECT, SIMPLY DROP THE ENDING (ER/IR) AND ADD ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Cantar Yo-Cantar + aba= Cantaba Tú-Cantar+abas= Cantabas El/Ella/Ud.-Cantar+ aba= Cantaba Ellos/Ellas/Uds.-Cantar + aban= Cantaban Nosotros-Cantar + ábamos= Cantábamos *Note, only Nosotros form has an accent! And Yo and Ell/Ella.Ud. Are the same. HOW DOES IT ALL WORK?
ER/IR Yoía Tuías El/ Ella/Udía Nosotros íamos Ellos, Ellas.Uds.Ían
HOW DOES IT WORK? Vivir Yo- Vivir+ ía= Vivía Tu-Vivir+ías= Vivías El/ Ella/Ud- Vivir+ía= Vivía Ellos, Ellas/Uds.- Vivir+Ían=Vivían Nosotros - Vivir+íamos=Vivíamos
WHICH ENDING IS IT?.. Comer
WHICH ENDING IS IT?… Hablar
WHICH ENDING IS IT? Caminar
HOW DOES IT WORK? Comer Yo- Comer+ ía= Comía Tu- Comer+ías= Comías El/ Ella/Ud- Comer+ía= Comía Ellos, Ellas.Uds.- Comer+Ían=Comían Nosotros - Comer+íamos=Comíamos
WHICH ENDING IS IT?.. Pintar
WHICH ENDING IS IT?… Tener
WHICH ENDING IS IT?… Leer
WHICH ENDING IS IT?… Praticticar
WHICH ENDING IS IT?… Beber
WHICH ENDING IS IT?… Escribir
WHICH ENDING IS IT?… Abrir
WHICH ENDING IS IT?… Estudiar