Imperfect+Tense

= __Imperfect Tense__ Practice with some imperfect tense. media type="custom" key="3856533" =

What one needs to know in order to effectively use the imperfect tense of Spanish words!

The imperfect tense is used when one wants to relate repeated events that occured in the past. Some situations in which one may need to use the imperfect tense are: ~ Repeated Events (Over an extended period of time) ~ Feelings and Mental Events ~ Set the stage for events that occured in the past ~ Describe the frequency of past actions

There are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect tense: Ser, Ver, and Ir.

Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban

The rest of the verbs are conjugated in the following way:

-AR VERBS (Ex. Hablar) ~ aba Hablaba ~ abas Hablabas ~ aba Hablaba ~ ábamos Hablábamos ~ abais Hablabais ~ aban Hablaban

-ER and -IR VERBS (Ex. Vivir) ~ ía vivía ~ ías vivías ~ ía vivía ~ íamos vivíamos ~ íais vivíais ~ ían vivían

(Sorry that it isn't a PowerPoint Presentation, but the information is just as valuable whether in a tastefully decorated slide show or Arial Text.)

p.152 and p.153 p. 160; Irregular imperfect
 * __Pages for Imperfect in Navegando 2:__**



HOME