Irregular -ER and -IR verbs in the imperfect form

Irregular -ER and -IR verbs in the imperfect tense

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​IR, Ser and Ver

Ir - to go
Ser - to be
Ver to see

Notice that the Verb Ir does not take the ía ending like the rest of the IR verbs. It looks more like an AR verb. Notice the only form that has an accent is the nosotros form.

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Ir - to go

Match

Match the following

• I go

• They go

• We go

• You all go

• you (friendly) go

Iba

Iban

íbamos

Iban

ibas

• Iba

• Iban

• íbamos

• Iban

• ibas

You probably recognize the verb in its yo form. A lot of imperfect sentences start with, Cuando era niño.(when I was a kid). Notice the only form that has an accent is the nosotros form.

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Ser - To be

Match

Match the following

• Ella

• Yo

• Nosotros

• Ustedes

• Tú

era

era

éramos

eran

eras

• era

• era

• éramos

• eran

• eras

Ver is irregular because it keeps its e instead of dropping it to add the ending. Notice ALL formats have an accent mark over the I.

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Ver - to see

Match

Match the following

• Mi papá y yo

• Kyle and Noah

• Tú y tus amigos

• Señor Sanchez (talking to him)

• Tú

Veíamos

Veían

Veían

Veía

Veía

• Veíamos

• Veían

• Veían

• Veía

• Veía

Drag and Drop

I went​

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We went​

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They went​

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She went​

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you went​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Iba

íbamos

Iban

Ibas

íba

ibais

era

eramos

eran

Open Ended

They saw the sun every morning

Open Ended

She was always boring

Open Ended

I was a funny kid

Open Ended

We saw the dog every weekend

Open Ended

We went to the pool every

Open Ended

Were you nice when you were a kid?

Poll

What is most confusing about the irregulars?

• The accents

• The endings

• The e in ver

• nothing