WorksheetsEl IMPERFECTO
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The imperfect is used for...
actions that are seen as completed
actions that are seen as NOT completed
Use of the imperfect tense implies that the...
past action DID NOT have a definite beginning or a definite end
past action DID have a definite beginning or a definite end
The imperfect tells us...
specifically when an action took place
in general when an action took place
The key words and phrases of the imperfect signal...
specific time frames
repetitive, vague or non-specific time frames
The actual, true meaning of the imperfect tense in English is...
was, were, ing, used to or would
add ed to the end of a verb or put DID in front of a verb
Which ACRONYMN helps us remember the rule for when to use the IMPERFECT TENSE...
SAFE
S = Specific # of instances or times
A = Action that interrupts another action/event
F = Focuses on the beginning or end
E = Enclosed amount of time (duration)
WATERS
W = Weather
A = Age
T = Time
R = Emotion
S = Setting or description
These endings are used for REGULAR AR VERBS in the IMPERFECT TENSE...
ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
These endings are used for REGULAR ER/IR VERBS in the IMPERFECT TENSE...
ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
These 3 verbs are IRREGULAR in the IMPERFECT TENSE...
AR, ER and IR verbs
AR, ER/IR and SER verbs
SER, IR and VER verbs
ER/IR, Ser and Ver verbs
These endings are used for the 3 IRREGULAR VERBS in the IMPERFECT TENSE...
ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
IR
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos,, ibais, iban
SER
era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
VER
veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían
Los estudiantes (hablar)...
hablaba
hablábamos
hablababais
hablaban
Tú (comer)...
comía
comías
comía
comíais
Mi familia y yo (vivir)...
vivíamos
vivíais
vivían
vivía
Vosotras (ser)...
erais
eran
éramos
síais
Yo (ver)...
voy
vía
veía
veo
Uds. (pasar)...
pasaban
pasaba
pasábamos
pasan
Tú y Ud. (leer)...
leías, leía
leíamos, leíais
leíamos, leían
leíais, leían
Mateo (ser)...
era
eran
eras
erais
Nosotros (ir)...
ibais
ibamos
iban
íbamos
Sr. Valdez y Sra. Sanchez (ver)...
vían
veían
víamos
veíamos
