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The Imperfect T ense

The Imperfect T ense. Saying what used to happen, was happening, or setting a scene in the past. - ar verbs (example: buscar ). Buscaba Buscábamos Buscabas Buscabais Buscaba Buscaban. - er verbs (example: comer). Comía Comíamos Comías Comíais Comía Comían.

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The Imperfect T ense

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  1. The Imperfect Tense Saying what used to happen, was happening, or setting a scene in the past.

  2. -ar verbs (example: buscar) • BuscabaBuscábamos • BuscabasBuscabais • BuscabaBuscaban

  3. -er verbs (example: comer) • ComíaComíamos • ComíasComíais • ComíaComían

  4. -ir verbs (example: vivir) • VivíaVivíamos • VivíasVivíais • VivíaVivían

  5. The verb Haber • Hay= there is/there are • present tense • Había= there was/there were • imperfect past tense

  6. Irregular Verbs in the Imperfect • The following verbs are irregular in the imperfect tense (we will learn their forms later). • Ser • Ir • Ver

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