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WorksheetsEl Imperfecto
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Worksheet time: 29mins
In the notes there are 5 reasons to use the imperfect. Which of the following in an example of: TIME (ser)
Ella vivía en el bosque. She lived in the forest.
Ellos siempre se hablaban de todo. They always talked about everything
Estaba nevando. It was snowing.
Cuándo yo tenía doce años. When I was 12 years old.
Era el año 1942. It was the year 1942
In the notes there are 5 reasons to use the imperfect. Which of the following in an example of: AGE (tener)
Ella vivía en el bosque. She lived in the forest.
Ellos siempre se hablaban de todo. They always talked about everything
Estaba nevando. It was snowing.
Cuándo yo tenía doce años. When I was 12 years old.
Era el año 1942. It was the year 1942
In the notes there are 5 reasons to use the imperfect. Which of the following in an example of:
In progress (was doing, were doing)
Ella vivía en el bosque. She lived in the forest.
Ellos siempre se hablaron de todo. They always talked about everything
Estaba nevando. It was snowing.
Cuándo yo tenía doce años. When I was 12 years old.
Era el año 1942. It was the year 1942
In the notes there are 5 reasons to use the imperfect. Which of the following in an example of:
Habitual (happened over and over again)
Ella vivía en el bosque. She lived in the forest.
Ellos siempre se hablaban de todo. They always talked about everything
Estaba nevando. It was snowing.
Cuándo yo tenía doce años. When I was 12 years old.
Era el año 1942. It was the year 1942
In the notes there are 5 reasons to use the imperfect. Which of the following in an example of:
Pre-exisiting conditions (Background information)
Ella vivía en el bosque. She lived in the forest.
Ellos siempre se hablaban de todo. They always talked about everything
Estaba nevando. It was snowing.
Cuándo yo tenía doce años. When I was 12 years old.
Era el año 1942. It was the year 1942
IR- imperfecto
What were you going to say?
¿Qué ___________ a decir tú?
iba
ibas
íbamos
iban
IR- imperfecto
What were they going to say?
¿Qué ___________ a decir ellos?
iba
ibas
íbamos
iban
IR- imperfecto
What were we going to say?
¿Qué ___________ a decir ellos?
iba
ibas
íbamos
iban
IR- imperfecto
What was I going to say?
¿Qué ___________ a decir Yo?
iba
ibas
íbamos
iban
IR- imperfecto
What was she going to say?
¿Qué ___________ a decir ella?
iba
ibas
íbamos
iban
IR- imperfecto
What were you (FORMAL) going to say?
¿Qué ___________ a decir Ud.?
iba
ibas
íbamos
iban
IR- imperfecto
What were you all (PLURAL) going to say?
¿Qué ___________ a decir Uds.?
iba
ibas
íbamos
iban
SER (to be) is irregular in the imperfecto.
Choose it's correct conjugations in the imperfecto.
era, eras, era, éramos, eran
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían
IR (to go) is irregular in the imperfecto.
Choose it's correct conjugations in the imperfecto.
era, eras, era, éramos, eran
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían
VER (to see) is irregular in the imperfecto.
Choose it's correct conjugations in the imperfecto.
era, eras, era, éramos, eran
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían
VIVIR = to live
We used to live in Nogales.
Nosotros ___________________en Nogales.
vivía
vivías
vivíamos
vivían
VIVIR = to live
They used to live in Nogales.
Ellos ___________________en nogales
vivía
vivías
vivíamos
vivían
VIVIR = to live
I used to live in Nogales.
Yo ___________________en nogales
vivía
vivías
vivíamos
vivían
VIVIR = to live
You used to live in Nogales.
Tú ___________________en Nogales
vivía
vivías
vivíamos
vivían
VIVIR = to live
You FORMAL used to live in Nogales.
Usted___________________en Nogales
vivía
vivías
vivíamos
vivían
VIVIR = to live
You all (PLURAL) used to live in Nogales.
Ustedes___________________en Nogales
vivía
vivías
vivíamos
vivían
TRABAJAR = to work
Every summer you all (PLURAL) used to work.
Cada verano (Uds.) ___________________.
trabajaba
trabajabas
trabajábamos
trabajaban
TRABAJAR = to work
Every summer you FORMAL used to work.
Cada verano (Ud.) ___________________.
trabajaba
trabajabas
trabajábamos
trabajaban
TRABAJAR = to work
Every summer you INFORMAL used to work.
Cada verano tú ___________________.
trabajaba
trabajabas
trabajábamos
trabajaban
TRABAJAR = to work
Every summer we used to work.
Cada verano nosotros ___________________.
trabajaba
trabajabas
trabajábamos
trabajaban
TRABAJAR = to work
Every summer I used to work.
Cada verano yo ___________________.
trabajaba
trabajabas
trabajábamos
trabajaban
The underlined verb is:
The tall man was walking, when suddenly, he slipped.
El hombre alto estaba caminando, cuando de repente, se resbaló.
PRETERITO: it is describing a completed action in a specific time frame
IMPERFECTO: It is describing background or ongoing action and there is no specific time frame
The underlined verb is:
The tall man was walking, when suddenly, he slipped.
El hombre alto estaba caminando, cuando de repente, se resbaló.
PRETERITO: it is describing a completed action in a specific time frame
IMPERFECTO: It is describing background or ongoing action and there is no specific time frame
Check the statments about the IMPERFECTO that are TRUE.
(Hay cuatro)
The AR endings are aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban
The ER/IR ending are ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían
There are only 3 irregular verbs
It is for describing completed actions
It is for describing background or ongoing information
Which words/phrases are clues to use the IMPERFECT when translating:
yesterday
did or didn't
used to
always
Which words/phrases are clues to use the PRETERITE when translating:
yesterday
did or didn't
used to
always
