Imperfect Past Tense Verbs
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Imperfect Past Tense Verbs
Explanation and conjugations
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Imperfect Tense Notes3. Imperfect tense
How to form regular verbs: 1: drop the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, -ir)2: add the appropriate Imperfect tense endings to match the subject.-ar verb endings -er /-ir endings
aba
abas
aba
ábamos
aban
abais
ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais
ían
Note: There are only 3 irregular verbs: Ver, ser, and Ir
Ver - Veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían Ser – era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran Ir – iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
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Continuation of notesWhen to use it• In general, The Imperfect tense is used for
used for actions in the past that are not seen as completed. It implies that the past action did not have a definite beginning or a definite end.
• Translate the Imperfect tense as was/were ...ing, used to ...,would (meaning used to) …
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Continuation of notes• The imperfect is used for actions that
were repeated habitually.– Almorzábamos juntos todos los días.
We would lunch together every day.– Las señoras siempre charlaban por las
mañanas.The ladies would always chat in the mornings.
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Continuation of notes• The imperfect is used for actions that "set
the stage" for another action.– Yo leía cuando entró mi papá.
I was reading when my papa entered. (note that "entered" is preterite)
• The imperfect is used for telling time, describing weather, and stating one's age.– Eran las siete de la noche.
It was seven o'clock at night.– La niña tenía cinco años.
The little girl was five years old.
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Continuation of notes• One does not normally think of a general
mental state or physical sensations as having a definite beginning or end, and so they are usually expressed in the imperfect.– Ramón tenía miedo de hablar en público.
Ramón was afraid to speak in public.– Yo creía que Juan podía hacerlo.
I thought that Juan could do it.– Me gustaba el coche.
I liked the car. (The car was pleasing to me.)
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Continuation of notes• The imperfect is used to describe how things
were or what things were like. Use the imperfect when describing the characteristics of people, things or conditions.– Era un muchacho muy inteligente.
He was a very intelligent boy.– Era una señorita muy guapa.
She was a beautiful young lady.– Las ventanas estaban abiertas.
The windows were open.– La casa era blanca.
The house was white.
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Continuation of notesPreterite vs. Imperfect• Some verbs actually change meaning,
depending upon whether they are used in the preterite or the imperfect.
Pret. Imperfect– Conocer met Used to
know/knew– Querer tried wanted– no querer refused did not want– Saber found out Used to know, knew– Poder succeeded in was able to– Tener received used to have
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Continuation of notes• Spanish has two past tenses: preterite and
imperfect. Most verbs can be put into either tense, depending upon the meaning.
• Some words and phrases indicate specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the preterite.
• Other words and phrases indicate repetitive, vague or non-specific time frames, and therefore signal the use of the imperfect.
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Continuation of notesExpressions that signal use of preterite
Ayer (yesterday)
la semana pasada (last week)
anoche (last night)
el mes pasado (last month)
el otro día (the other day)
el año pasado (last year)
entonces (then)
hace dos días, años (two days, years ago)
esta mañana(this morning)
ayer por la mañana (yesterday morning)
Expressions that signal use of imperfect
a menudo (often)
generalmente (usually)
a veces (sometimes)
muchas veces (many times)
cada día (every day)
siempre (always)
cada año (every year)
todo el tiempo (all the time)
de vez en cuando (from time to time)
varias veces (several times)
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REPEATED, HABITUAL ACTION(imperfect)
Ellos iban al cine todos los sábados.They went (used to go) to the movies every
Saturday. Siempre se sentaban en la primera fila.They always sat (would sit) in the first row.
Todas las noches se acostaban tarde.Every night they went (would go) to bed late.
COMPLETED ACTION(Preterite)
Ellos fueron al cine el sábado pasado.They went to the movies last Saturday.
Ayer se sentaron en la última fila.Yesterday they sat in the last row.
Anoche se acostaron temprano.Last night they went to bed early.
Compare the following sentences.
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Continuation of notesTwo actions in one sentenceNarrating a sequence of events1. Often a sentence may have two or more verbs in the past. The verbs may be in the
same tense or in different tenses. In the sentence below, both verbs are in the preterite. Both describe simple actions that began and ended at a specific time in the past.Laura llegó ayer y Pepe la vio. Laura arrived yesterday and Pepe saw her.
2. In the sentence below, the two verbs are in the imperfect because they both describe habitual or continuous actions. The moment when the actions began or ended is unimportant.
Durante los inviernos, Adela iba a las montañas a esquiar, pero yo trabajaba.During the winters, Adela went(would go) to the mountains to ski, but I would work.
3. In the sentence below, the verb estudiaba is in the imperfect; it describes the background—what was going on. The verb in the preterite, entró, expresses the action or event that interrupted the ongoing action.
Yo estudiaba cuando Julia entró. I was studing when Julia entered.
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Imperfect Tense Conjugations
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1To talk, to speakHablar
2. habléhablastehabló
hablamoshablasteishablaron
3. hablaba
hablabahablabas
hablaban
Hablábamoshablabais
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2To eatcomer
2. comícomistecomió
comimoscomisteiscomieron
3. comíacomíascomía
comíamos
comíancomíais
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3To livevivir
2. vivívivistevivió
vivimosvivisteisvivieron
3. vivíavivíasvivía
vivíamosvivíaisvivían
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4To beser
2.fuisteisfueron
fuimos
fuefuistefui
3. era
eraeras
eran
éramoserais
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5To beEstar
2. estuveestuviste
estuvoestuvisteisestuvimos
estuvieron
3. estabaestabasestaba
estábamosestabaisestaban
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6To goir
2. fuifuistefue
fuimosfuisteisfueron
3. iba
ibaibas
iban
íbamosibais
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7To give, to throw(a party)dar
2. dídistedio
disteisdimos
dieron
3. daba
dabadabas
daban
dábamosdabais
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8To seever
2. vivistevio
visteisvieron
vimos
3. veía
veíaveías
veían
veíamosveíais
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9To readleer
2. leíleísteleyó
leísteisleyeron
leímos
3. leíaleíasleía
leíamosleíaisleían
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10To paypagar
2. paguépagastepagó
pagasteispagaron
pagamos
3. pagabapagabas
pagaba
pagábamospagabaispagaban
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11To touch, to play (an instrument)tocar
2. toquétocastetocó
tocasteistocaron
tocamos
3. tocaba
tocabatocabas
tocaban
tocábamostocabais
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12To learnaprender
2. aprendíaprendisteaprendió
aprendisteisaprendieron
aprendimos
3. aprendía
aprendíaaprendías
aprendían
aprendíamosaprendíais
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13To havetener
2. tuvetuvistetuvo
tuvisteistuvieron
tuvimos
3. tenía
teníatenías
tenían
teníamosteníais
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14To want, to wish,To love
querer2. quise
quisistequiso
quisisteisquisieron
quisimos
3. queríaqueríasquería
queríamos
queríanqueríais
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15To begincomenzar
2. comencécomenzaste
comenzócomenzasteiscomenzaron
comenzamos
3. comenzaba
comenzabacomenzabas
comenzaban
comenzábamoscomenzabais
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16To sleepdormir
2. dormídormiste
durmíodormisteisdurmieron
dormimos
3. dormíadormías
dormía
dormíamos
dormíandormíais
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17To be able to, canpoder
2. pudepudiste
pudopudisteispudieron
pudimos
3. podíapodíaspodía
podíamos
podíanpodíais
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18To put, to placeponer
2. pusepusistepuso
pusisteispusieron
pusimos
3. poníaponíasponía
poníamos
poníanponíais
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19To leave, to go outsalir
2. salísalistesalió
salisteissalieron
salimos
3. salíasalíassalía
salíamos
salíansalíais
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20To do, to makehacer
2. hicehicistehizo
hicisteishicieron
hicimos
3. hacíahacíashacía
hacíamos
hacíanhacíais
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21To bringtraer
2. trajetrajistetrajo
trajisteistrajeron
trajimos
3. traíatraíastraía
traíamos
traíantraíais
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22To comeVenir
2. vinevinistevino
vininsteisvinieron
vinimos
3. VeníaVeníasVenía
Veníamos
VeníanVeníais
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23To knowsaber
2. supesupiste
suposupisteissupieron
supimos
3. sabíasabíassabía
sabíamos
sabíansabíais
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24To know, to be familiar withconocer
2. conocíconociste
conocióconocisteisconocieron
conocimos
3. conocíaconocíasconocía
conocíamos
conocíanconocíais
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25To wash one’s selfLavarse
2. me lavéte lavaste
se lavóos lavasteisse lavaron
nos lavamos
3. me Lavaba
se Lavabate Lavabas
se Lavaban
nos Lavábamosos Lavabais
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26To go to bedacostarse
2. me acostéte acostastese acostó
os acostasteisse acostaron
nos acostamos
3. me acostaba
se acostabate acostabas
se acostaban
nos acostábamosos acostabais
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27To enjoy one’s self,To have a good time
divertirse2. me divertí
te divertistese divirtió
os divertisteisse divirtieron
nos divertimos
3.me divertíate divertíasse divertía
nos divertíamos
se divertíanos divertíais
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28To walkandar
2. anduveanduviste
anduvoanduvisteisanduvieron
anduvimos
3. andaba
andabaandabas
andaban
andábamosandabais
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29To say, to telldecir
2. dijedijistedijo
dijisteisdijeron
dijimos
3. decíadecíasdecía
decíamos
decíandecíais
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30To ask for, to requestpedir
2. pedípedistepidió
pedisteispidieron
pedimos
3. pedíapedíaspedía
pedíamos
pedíanpedíais
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31To follow, to continueseguir
2. seguíseguiste
siguióseguisteissiguieron
seguimos
3. seguíaseguías
seguía
seguíamos
seguíanseguíais
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32To hearoír
2. oíoísteoyó
oísteisoyeron
oímos
3. oíaoíasoía
oíamos
oíanoíais
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