Imperfect tense & what do we remember about it?

nadar (yo)

• nadaba
• nadé
• nadabas
• nadaban

leer (tú)

• leyía
• leo
• leías
• lees

recibir (Ud.)

• recibíamos

• recibía

• recibías

• recibían

What is the imperfect used for?

• To talk about a single completed action in the past.
• To indicate the start or end of an activity/event.
• To describe an ongoing/repeated action in the past.
• To indicate what is happening right now.

What is the imperfect used for?

• To talk about a single completed action in the past.

• to indicate that something interrupted something that was happening in the past.

• to set the stage/scene for another past action.

• to narrate a series of events

Which are not endings for -ER/-IR verbs in the imperfect?

• ia
• ía
• ías
• íamos

Cierto o Falso: The imperfect tense has a set beginning and ending.

• Cierto
• Falso

What is the imperfect tense for -ar verb when pronombre is yo?

• -abas

• -ábamos

• -aba

• -aban

What is the imperfect tense for the -ar verb, when the pronombre is nosotros?

• -aban

• -abas

• -ábamos

• -aba

What is the imperfect tense for -ar verbs, when the pronombre is ellos/ellas/uds?

• -aba

• -ábamos

• -aban

• -abas