GRAMÁTICA El Imperfecto: PARTE I
The Imperfect We have already talked about using the preterit tense to talk about events that have already occurred (an action that has a beginning and an end in the past). Today we will talk about el imperfecto, the other tense that is used to talk about the past. We associate the imperfect with the following expressions in English: was/were ( doing, going to do)… used to… For example, She used to visit her aunt each summer. The little boy would cry a lot when he was away from home. I was sleeping when the phone rang. would...
-AR Endings The endings for –AR verbs in the imperfect are: yonosotros/as tú élellos ellaellas usted ustedes -aba-ábamos -aban -aba -abas
Ejemplos he was drawing he used to draw él dibujaba ellas nadaban they (f.) were swimming they used to swim we used to visit we were visiting nosotros visitábamos
In the imperfect, –ER and -IR verbs have the same endings. They are: yonosotros/as tú élellos ellaellas usted ustedes -ía-íamos -ían -ía -ías -ER and -IR Endings
they were eating they used to eat (would eat) ellos comían yo leía I was reading I used to read (would read) we used to write we were writing (would write) nosotras escribíamos Ejemplos
There are only three verbs that are irregular in the imperfect. They are: ser - to be ir - to go ver - to see The Imperfect
ser - to be yonosotros/as tú élellos ellaellas usted ustedes era eras era éramos eran Irregulars in the Imperfect
ir - to go yonosotros/as tú élellos ellaellas usted ustedes iba ibas iba íbamos iban Irregulars in the Imperfect
ver - to see yonosotros/as tú élellos ellaellas usted ustedes veía veías veía veíamos veían Irregulars in the Imperfect
Escribe la forma correcta del verbo en el imperfecto. Luego, traduce la frase en inglés. 1.visitar, ella 2.bailar, yo 3.ir, ellas 4.aprender, nosotros 5.asistir, ustedes 6.ser, ellos 7.beber, mi hermana y yo 8.vivir, él 9.ver, usted 10.ir, nosotras VAMOS A PRACTICAR
Words associated with IMPERFECT The following words are associated with the imperfect: todos los días a menudo todos los lunes siempre frecuentemente cada día mientras a veces muchas veces algunas veces cada verano de vez en cuando