El Imperfecto You can use the imperfect in the following ways: To speak about descriptions in the past: Ella era muy vieja. She was very old. To talk about something you used to do as a matter of habit: Yo compraba chicles todos los días. I would buy gum every day. To speak about how old someone was: Mi hermano tenía cinco años. My brother was 3. To say what time it was: Eran las dos. It was two o’clock.
Verb Practice “hablar” Yo hablaba I used to talk Tú hablabas You used to talk Él hablaba He used to talk Nosotros hablábamos We used to talk Ellos hablaban They used to talk
Verb Practice “nadar” Yo nadaba I would swim Tú nadabas You would swim Él nadaba He would swim Nosotros nadábamos We would swim Ellos nadaban They would swim
Verb Practice “comer” Yo comía I would eat Tú comías You would eat Él comía He would eat Nosotros comíamos We would eat Ellos comían They would eat
Verb Practice “salir” Yo salía I would go out Tú salías You would go out Él salía He would go out Nosotros salíamos We would go out Ellos salían They would go out
Irregular verb “ir” Yo iba I used to go Tú ibas You used to go Él iba He used to go Nosotros íbamos We used to go Ellos iban They used to go
Irregular verb “ser” Yo era I used to be Tú eras You used to be Él era He used to be Nosotros éramos We used to be Ellos eran They used to be
Irregular verb “ver” Yo veía I would see Tú veías You would see Él veía He would see Nosotros veíamos We would see Ellos veían They would see