-AR verbs-AR verbs

Imperfect TenseImperfect Tense

Imperfect tenseImperfect tense

The imperfect tense is used to The imperfect tense is used to express past actions and eventsexpress past actions and events

The imperfect of –ar verbs is formed The imperfect of –ar verbs is formed by dropping the infinitive ending (-by dropping the infinitive ending (-ar), and adding the appropriate ar), and adding the appropriate endings to the stemendings to the stem

ALLALL –ar verbs are –ar verbs are REGULARREGULAR in the in the imperfectimperfect

Hablar: to talk, to speakHablar: to talk, to speakyo hablaba

tú hablabas

él / ella / Ud. hablaba

nosotros / nosotras hablábamos

ellos / ellas / Uds. hablaban