The Imperfect Tense Knowing When to Use the Imperfect.

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2 The Imperfect Tense Knowing When to Use the Imperfect

3 Actions in the past that occurred repeatedly, which can be translated as “used to” Yo caminaba todos los días. = (“I walked every day,” or “I used to walk every day.”) Hablaba con mamá todas las mañanas. = (“I talked with my mom every morning,” or “I used to talk with my mom every morning.”) Ejemplos: The Imperfect Expresses… 1.

4 Actions in the past that occurred over an extended period of time Siempre miraba televisión. = (I always watched television.) Yo estaba enferma. = (I was sick.) Ejemplos: 2.

5 Más ejemplos: Yo estudiaba español. = (“I studied Spanish,” or “I used to study Spanish.”) Vivía en España. = (“I lived in Spain,” or “I used to live in Spain.”) Trabajaba en un restaurante. = (“I worked in a restaurant,” or “I used to work in a restaurant.”)

6 Feelings and emotions experienced in the past Quería ir al cine. = (I wanted to go to the movies.) Me gustaban las películas de terror. = (“I liked horror movies,” or “I used to like horror movies.”) Ejemplos: 3.

7 Time in the past. ¿Qué hora era? = (What time was it?) Ejemplo: 4.

8 Describing and expressing background information in the past Hacía frío. = (It was cold.) Estaba en la escuela. = (He was in the school.) La casa era blanca. = (The house was white.) Ejemplos: 5.

9 How old someone was Él tenía nueve años. = (He was 9 years old.) Ejemplo: 6.

10 Phrases that describe the frequency of past actions a menudo = often a veces = sometimes cada año = each year cada día = each day siempre = always todos los días = every day muchas veces = many times generalmente = generally frecuentemente = frequently 7.

11 ar For –ar verbs add the following endings to the verb stem: aba yo –aba abas tú –abas aba usted, él, ella –aba ábamos nosotros/as –ábamos abais vosotros/as –abais aban ustedes, ellos, ellas –aban Note: Only the nosotros/as form has an accent mark.

12 er ir For –er and –ir verbs, add the following endings to the verb stem: –ía yo –ía –ías tú –ías –ía usted, él, ella –ía –íamos nosotros/as –íamos –íais vosotros/as –íais –ían ustedes, ellos, ellas –ían Note: All forms have an accent mark over the i.

13 There are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect. serirver eraibaveía erasibasveías eraibaveía éramosíbamosveíamos eraisibaisveíais eranibanveían

14 ¿Qué hora era? Corría a la escuela todos los días. Vivíamos en Perú. Estaban contentos. Cantaba todos los días. What time was it? I ran to school every day. We lived in Perú. They were happy. She sang every day.

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