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The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs

The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs. Over and over and over and over and over in the past. Preterite. You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended at a definite time. Preterite. Ana cant ó en la fiesta anoche .

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The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs

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  1. The Imperfect Tense:Regular Verbs Over and over and over and over and over in the past

  2. Preterite • You have already learned to talk about the past using the preterite tense for actions that began and ended at a definite time.

  3. Preterite • Ana cantó en la fiesta anoche. • Ana sang at the party last night. • (Completed past action.)

  4. Imperfect • The imperfect tense is another way to talk about the past. We use it to describe actions without any indication of their beginning or end.

  5. Imperfect • Ana cantaba. • Ana was singing. • (No indication of beginning or end.)

  6. Imperfect • We use the imperfect to talk about ongoing and repeated actions that happened in the past. In English we often say “used to” or “would” to express this idea. • (We also use the imperfect to describe things in the past.)

  7. Imperfect • Generalmentecaminaban mucho. • Generally they would walk a lot.

  8. Imperfect • Jugaban con otrosniños de la familia. • They used to play with other children in the family.

  9. Imperfect • Expressions such as generalmente, a menudo, muchas veces, todos los días, siempre, and nunca can cue us to use the imperfect.

  10. Imperfect • Here are all the forms of -ar verbs in the imperfect. Notice the accent mark on the nosotros form.

  11. Yocaminaba Túcaminabas Él Ella caminaba Ud. Nosotroscaminábamos Vosotroscaminabais Ellos Ellascaminaban Uds. CAMINAR (to walk)

  12. Imperfect • Since the yo and the Ud./él/ella forms are the same, we use the subject pronouns to avoid confusion.

  13. Imperfect Let’s do a few more verbs.

  14. Yopatinaba Túpatinabas Él Ella patinaba Ud. Nosotrospatinábamos Vosotrospatinabais Ellos Ellaspatinaban Uds. PATINAR (to skate)

  15. Yome peleaba Tútepeleabas Él Ella se peleaba Ud. Nosotrosnospeleábamos Vosotrosospeleabais Ellos Ellasse peleaban Uds. PELEARSE (to fight)

  16. Yojugaba Tújugabas Él Ella jugaba Ud. Nosotrosjugábamos Vosotrosjugabais Ellos Ellasjugaban Uds. JUGAR (to play)

  17. Imperfect • Now we will learn the -er/-ir verb endings in the imperfect tense.

  18. Yocomía Túcomías Él Ella comía Ud. Nosotroscomíamos Vosotroscomíais Ellos Ellascomían Uds. COMER (to eat)

  19. Yovivía Túvivías Él Ella vivía Ud. Nosotrosvivíamos Vosotrosvivíais Ellos Ellasvivían Uds. VIVIR (to live)

  20. Let’s review once more.

  21. Yohacíatravesuras Túhacíastravesuras Él Ella hacíatravesuras Ud. Nosotroshacíamostravesuras Vosotroshacíaistravesuras Ellos Ellashacíantravesuras Uds. HACER travesuras (to play tricks)

  22. Yocompartía Túcompartías Él Ella compartía Ud. Nosotroscompartíamos Vosotroscompartíais Ellos Ellascompartían Uds. COMPARTIR (to share)

  23. Irregular imperfect verbs • There are only 3 verbs that are irregular in the imperfect

  24. Yoveía Túveías Él Ella veía Ud. Nosotrosveíamos Vosotrosveíais Ellos Ellasveían Uds. VER (to see)

  25. Yoiba Túibas Él Ella iba Ud. Nosotrosíbamos Vosotrosibais Ellos Ellasiban Uds. IR (to go)

  26. Yoera Túeras Él Ella era Ud. Nosotroséramos Vosotroserais Ellos Ellaseran Uds. SER (to be)

  27. -ar -er/-irIR(to go) verser ía ías ía íamos íais ían a as a amos ais an ve ve ve ve ve ve er er er ér er er a as a amos ais an -í -í -í -í -í -í ib ib ib íb ib ib a as a amos ais an -ab -ab -ab -áb -ab -ab a as a amos ais an

  28. Práctica

  29. Yo (comer) Yocomía

  30. Yo (estar) Yoestaba

  31. Nosotros (jugar) Nosotrosjugábamos

  32. Tú (conseguir) Túconseguías

  33. Cristina (saltar a la cuerda) Cristina saltaba a la cuerda

  34. Juan y Miguel (jugar) Juan y Miguel jugaban

  35. Vosotros (estudiar) Vosotrosestudiabais

  36. tú (repetir) Túrepetías

  37. nosotros (pedir) Nosotrospedíamos

  38. vosotros (visitar) Vosotrosvisitabais

  39. Usted (enseñar) Ustedenseñaba

  40. Yo (decir) Yodecía

  41. Nosotros (dormirse) Nosotros nosdormíamos

  42. Ella (ser) Ella era

  43. Tú (ir) Túibas

  44. Ellos (decir) Ellosdecían

  45. Nosotros (ver) Nosotrosveíamos

  46. Minovia (traer) Minoviatraía

  47. Ustedes (ver) Ustedesveían

  48. Yo (ir) Yoiba

  49. Carlos (descansar) Carlos descansaba

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