The Spanish Imperfect Tense

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Yo (I) Nosotros (We)

Tú (You - informally)

Vosotros (Y’all)

Él/ella/Usted(He / she / you –formally)

Ellos/ellas/Ustedes(They / All of you)

How to Read the Verb ChartsSubject Pronouns in Spanish (English)

In Spain, use vosotros to talk to a group of friends or peers. Use Ustedes to talk to a group formally. In Latin America, use Ustedes to talk to a group, either formally or informally.

How to Read the Verb ChartsSubject Pronouns in Spanish

-aba -ábamos

-abas -abais-aba -aban

The Imperfect TenseRegular Endings: -ar Verbs

-ía -íamos

-ías -íais-ía -ían

The Imperfect TenseRegular Endings: -er/-ir Verbs

hablaba hablábamos

hablabas hablabaishablaba hablaban

The Imperfect TenseRegular Verbs: hablar

comía comíamos

comías comíaiscomía comían

The Imperfect TenseRegular Verbs: comer

vivía vivíamos

vivías vivíaisvivía vivían

The Imperfect TenseRegular Verbs: vivir

me lavaba nos lavábamos

te lavabas os lavabaisse lavaba se lavaban

The Imperfect TenseRegular Verbs: lavarse

Lavarse is a regular verb that happens to be reflexive. Study the proper use and position of reflexive pronouns.

iba íbamos

ibas ibaisiba iban

The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbsir

era éramos

eras eraisera eran

The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbsser

veía veíamos

veías veíaisveía veían

The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbsver

Ver is irregular because the e is not removed from the infinitive.

The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbshaber

The imperfect form of haber is había.