El imperfecto I

The imperfect is used to...

• Talk about the past
• Talk about the future
• Talk about what you would have done
• Talk about what will happen

The imperfect means...

• "never"
• "used to" 
• "will do"
• "would have done" 

The imperfect tense is used to express actions that occurred

• yesterday
• last night
• repeatedly in the past
• this morning

The endings for -ar verbs are

• aba, abas, aba, abamos, abais, aban

• aba, abais, aba, abamos, abais, abaron

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban

• ía, ías, ía, iamos, íais, ian

The endings for er and ir verbs are

• ia, ias, ia, iamos, ian

• aba, abas, aba, abamos, aban

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

• aba, abais, aban, ian, ia

There are stem and spelling changes in the imperfect.

• cierto

• falso

Select the words that indicate the imperfect.

• anoche

• cada verano

• a veces

• siempre

• jamás

How many irregular verbs are there in the imperfect? 

• 6
• 2
• 4
• 3

The irregular verbs in the imperfect are

• ir, ver, and estar

• ir, ver, and tener

• oir, ver, and ser

• ir, ver, and ser

Yo ___ con mis amigos todos los días. (hablar)