Imperfect Tense Review AR ER IR

Last week, I tried to (remotely) show you the imperfect tense. Luckily, it's one of the easiest ones to learn.

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THERE ARE ONLY 3 IRREGULAR ONES WITH THIS TENSE. BUT FOR NOW, PLEASE KNOW THE -AR ENDINGS ARE:

FOR HABLAR (TO SPEAK)

*THIS IS WHY I CALL THEM THE "ABAS"

• HABLABA, HABLABAS, HABLABA, HABLÁBAMOS, HABLABAN

  (I USED TO SPEAK, YOU USED TO SPEAK, ..)

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THE -ER/-IR VERBS HAVE THE SAME ENDINGS.

VIVIR-TO LIVE

COMER- TO EAT

• VIVÍA, VIVÍAS,VIVÍA, VIVÍAMOS,VIVÍAN (I USED TO LIVE, …)

  
  

  COMÍA, COMÍAS,COMÍA, COMÍAMOS,COMÍAN (I USED TO EAT, …)

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THE "YO" AND "ÉL/ELLA/USTED" FORMS ARE IDENTICAL WITH THIS TENSE. THAT'S WHY YOU NEED TO PUT THE "YO" IN FRONT OF IT.

• YO HABLABA- I USED TO SPEAK

  ÉL HABLABA- HE USED TO SPEAK

  ELLA HABLABA-SHE USED TO SPEAK

  USTED HABLABA- YOU (FORMAL) USED TO SPEAK

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Ellos ________ los platos mientras yo los ________.

(Lavar- to wash/ Secar- to dry )

They were washing the plates while I was drying them.

• levaban/secaba

• levabas/secabas

• levaba/secaban

Cuando era* estudiante, ___________ todo el tiempo. (Ser* irregular/jugar-to play)

When he was a student, he played all the time.

• jugaba

• jugabas

• jugábamos

• jugaban

Yo no ________lo que me ___________. (entender- to understand/decir- to say)

I didn’t understand (that which) they told me.

• entendía/decían

• entendíamos/decía

• entendía/decías

Casi siempre, mi novio y yo _________ la televisión por las noches.

(mirar- to watch)

My boyfriend and I almost always watched tv at night.

• miraba

• mirábamos

• mirabas

• miraban

Tú _________ las montañas cuando ________ en Peru?

(ver- to see/vivir- to live)

Did you see the mountains when you lived in Peru?

• veías/vivías

• veíamos/vivíamos

• veían/vivían

Yo ______ a mi madre cada semana. (visitar- to visit)

I visited my mom every week.

• visitaba

• visitabas

• visitábamos

• visitaban