4th Edition Spanish Ch. 10 Flashcards
The imperfect tense
The imperfect tense
Cantar- to sing
Cantata, cantabas, cantaba, cantábamos, cantabais, cantaban
Beber- to drink
Bebía, bebías, bebía, bebíamos, bebían, bebían
Escribir- to write
Escribía, escribías, escribía, escíbíamos, escribíais, escribían
The imperfect endings of -er and -ir verbs are the same. The nosotros form of -ar verbs has an accent on the first a of the ending. -Er and -ir verb forms carry an accent on the first i of the ending.
True
There are no stem changes in the imperfect tense.
True
Me duelen los pies
My feet hurt.
Me dolían los pies.
My feet were hurting
The imperfect form of hay is había (there was/were/used to be).
True
Había, sólo un médico.
There was only one doctor.
Había dos pacientes allí.
There were two patients there.
Ir- to go
Iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, ibaís, iban
Ser- to be
Era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
Ver- to see
Veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían
The imperfect is used to describe past events in a different way than the preterite. Generally, the imperfect describes actions which are seen by the speaker as incomplete or continuing, while the preterite describes actions which have been completed. The imperfect expresses what was happening at a certain time or how things used to be.
True
¿Qué te pasó?
What happened to you?
Me torci el tobillo.
I sprained my ankle
¿Dónde vivías de niño?
Where did you live as a child?
Vivía en San José.
I lived in San José.
De Nino/a
As a child
Todos los días
Every day
Mientras
While
Íbamos al parque los domingos
We used to go to the park on Sundays.
Yo leía mientras Él estudiaba.
I was reading while he was studying.
Eran las tres y media.
It was 3:30.
Los niños tenían seis años.
The children were six years old.
Era alto y guapo.
He was tall and handsome.
Quería mucho a su familia.
He loved his family very much.
Constructions with de
Constructions with se
Se can be used as a reflexive pronoun.
True
Non-reflexive verbs can be used with se to form impersonal constructions. In impersonal constructions, the person performing the action is not defined. In English, the passive voice or indefinite subjects (you, they, one) are used.
True
Se habla español en Costa Rica.
Spanish is spoken in Costa Rica.
Se puede leer en la sala de espera.
You can read in the waiting room.
The third person singular verb form is used with singular nouns and the third person plural form is used with plural nouns.
True
