Special Imperfect Situations

Besides repeated and habitual actions, & ongoing actions, there are 4 special situations expressed in the imperfect.

True or false: There are some special times that we just default to using the imperfect instead of the preterite when talking about the past.

• Verdad

• Falso

• This is the wrong answer.

• Patrick it's the lid, the lid, the lid.

Remember there are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect.

Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, eraís, eran

Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibaís, iban

Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

Which is not irregular in the imperfect.

• tener

• ser

• ver

• ir

Remember there are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect.

Ser:

Ir:

Ver:

What is I had a car

• tenía un coche

• Tuvía un coche

• Tengo

• Tenera un coche

How do you write just the verb jugar in the sentence. I used to play soccer.

Remember there are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect.

Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, eraís, eran

Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibaís, iban

Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

How do you write just the verb in the sentence. I was tall?

Remember there are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect.

Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, eraís, eran

Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibaís, iban

Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

How do you write just the verb in the sentence. I used to see the man at the store everyday.

Remember there are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect.

Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, eraís, eran

Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibaís, iban

Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

How do you write just the verb in the sentence. We always went to the beach?

Remember there are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect.

Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, eraís, eran

Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibaís, iban

Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

How do you write just the verb in the sentence. They were Americans?

Remember there are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect.

Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, eraís, eran

Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibaís, iban

Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

How do you say It was 6 O'clock. (Capitalize and use a period.)

Telling time use  ser ( era or eran)  Eran las tres de la mañana.

How do you write just the verb in the sentence. I often went to my girlfriend's cabin?

Remember there are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect.

Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, eraís, eran

Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibaís, iban

Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían