Notes on Imperfect-

Notes on Imperfect-

Spanish 2

Imperfect Tense(Past) is used to-

* describe repeated actions in the past

* describe actions that were ongoing in the past

* describe what things were like in the past

* describe time and people's ages in the past

Endings for Reg. -AR Imperfect Verbs-

yo-aba nosotros-ábamos

tú-abas

singular-aba plural-aban

Endings for Reg. -ER/-IR Imperfect Verbs-

yo- ía nosotros- íamos

tú- ías

singular-ía plural- ían

What does the Imperfect translate to?

used to......

was/were.......

Imperfect Tense- ONLY has 3 IRREGULAR VERBS-

Ir, Ser, Ver

Ir- to go- used to go, was-were going

yo- iba nosotros- íbamos

tú- ibas

singular-iba plural-iban

Ser- to be- used to be, was, were

yo- era nosotros- éramos

tú- eras

singular- era plural-eran

ver- to see-used to see, was-were seeing

yo- veía nosotros- veíamos

tú- veías

singular- veía plural- veían

Multiple Choice

Los estudiantes y yo _____(comer) mucho cuando pequeños.  

• comíamos
• comían
• comías
• comía

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a correct form of "ir" in the imperfect?

• ía
• iba
• fui
• voy

Multiple Choice

What are the three imperfect irregular verbs?

• estar, tener, ver
• ir, ser, estar
• ir, tener, ver
• ir, ser, ver

Multiple Choice

When in the past is the imperfect tense used?

• One time actions
• Repeated actions

Multiple Choice

When is the imperfect tense used?

• In the present
• In the past
• In the future
• Never

Multiple Choice

Yo / ser alta

• eran

• éramos

• era

• eras

Multiple Choice

Nosotros / hacer la cama

• hacían

• hacía

• hacías

• hacíamos

Multiple Choice

Yo / jugar

• Jugabas

• Jugaba

• Jugábamos

• Jugaban