4A The Imperfect (practice A)

When is the imperfect tense used?

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

When in the past is the imperfect tense used?

• One time actions
• Repeated actions

What are regular -ar endings in the imperfect?

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

• o, as, a, amos, an

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

• é, aste, ó, amos, aron

What is the imperfect yo form of hablar?

• hablé
• hablaba
• hablía
• hablo

What are regular -er/-ir endings in the imperfect?

• aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

• iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban

• í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

• ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

What is the imperfect form of comer?

• como
• comí
• comía
• comaba

Good news! In the imperfect tense there are only ______ irregular verbs.

• 2

• 3

• 4

The irregular verbs in the imperfect tense are:

• VER (to see), SER (to be), IR (to go)

• SER (to be), IR (to go), TENER (to have)

• IR (to go), SER (to be), ESTAR (to be)

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

• era

• eres

• soy

• fui

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

• ía
• iba
• fui
• voy