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6 Imperfect Flashcards

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1
Q

What is Recipe 7?

A

So far, it is conjugation in the Present tense.

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2
Q

How are we extending Recipe 7?

A

Regular Imperfect conjugation

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3
Q

hablar

A

hablaba, hablabas, hablaba, hablábamos, hablabais, hablaban

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4
Q

I was speaking with Juanita.

A

Hablaba con Juanita.

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5
Q

I used to speak Spanish.

A

Hablaba español.

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6
Q

What was happening?

A

¿Qué pasaba?

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7
Q

What were they looking for?

A

¿Qué buscaban?

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8
Q

How are -ar verbs conjugated in Imperfect tense?

A

Remove the -ar, add -ba.

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9
Q

I was giving (to) him the pills.

A

Le daba las pastillas.

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10
Q

We were scrubbing the floor.

fregar

A

Fregábamos el piso.

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11
Q

They were working.

A

Trabajaban.

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12
Q

The young boy was sobbing.

sollozar

A

El muchacho sollozaba.

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13
Q

I was giving the gift.

A

Yo daba el regalo.

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14
Q

We used to send letters.

A

Enviábamos cartas.

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15
Q

They were crossing the street.

A

Cruzaban la calle.

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16
Q

Were they loading the truck?

A

Cargaban el camión.

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17
Q

I used to smoke.

A

Yo fumaba.

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18
Q

She was carrying her purse.

A

Llevaba la bolso.

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19
Q

I used to find the dog in the kitchen.

A

Encontraba el perro en la cocina.

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20
Q

I was paying the waiter.

A

Yo pagaba el camarero.

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21
Q

How do you conjugate -er and -ir verbs in Imperfect?

A

Remove the -er or -ir, add -ía.

22
Q

I was living in Paris.

A

Vivía en París.

23
Q

I used to eat there.

A

Yo comía allí.

24
Q

Where were they eating?

A

¿Dónde comían?

25
Q

Why were you living in Spain?

A

¿Por qué vivía en España?

26
Q

Who was living in Colombia?

A

¿Quién vivía en Colombia?

27
Q

Who was eating with them?

A

¿Quién comía con ellos?

28
Q

When were you (tú) living in Mexico?

A

¿Cuándo vivías en Mexico?

29
Q

Ir is an irregular verb in Imperfect. How is it conjugated?

A

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban

30
Q

Ser is an irregular verb in Imperfect. How is it conjugated?

A

era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran

31
Q

Ver is an irregular verb in Imperfect. How is it conjugated?

A

veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

It’s irregular because it keeps the e.

32
Q

I used to go to the gym.

A

Iba al gymnasio.

33
Q

We would go from time to time.

A

Íbamos de vez en cuando.

time not specific

34
Q

When I was young, I used to see a lot of movies.

A

Cuándo era joven, veía muchas películas.

35
Q

She used to go study in the library.

A

Iba a estudiar en la biblioteca.

Magic Circle

36
Q

They would go to the beach every day.

A

Iban a la playa todos los días.

37
Q

When did you (tú) used to go?

A

¿Cuándo ibas?

38
Q

The child used to sleep 10 hours every day.

dormir

A

El niño dormía 10 horas todos los días.

39
Q

I always used to begin at 3:00.

empezar

A

Siempre empezaba a las tres.

40
Q

We were finding lot of errors.

encontrar

A

Encontrábamos muchos erores.

41
Q

They would swim every Tuesday.

A

Nadaban cada martes.

42
Q

I would play soccer from time to time.

A

Jugaba el futból de vez en cuando.

43
Q

What were you (tú) planning to do with the money?

pensar

A

¿Qué pensabas hacer con el dinero?

44
Q

I used to read a lot of novels also.

A

Leía muchas novelas también.

45
Q

Why were you saving your money?

ahorrar

A

¿Por qué ahorraba su dinero?

46
Q

I was sharing the dessert with him.

compartir

A

Compartía el postre con él.

47
Q

Magic Circle with pensar:
I was planning to leave.

A

Pienso salir.

48
Q

We were planning to leave in September.

A

Pensábamos salir en septiembre.

Magic Circle

49
Q

I used to run every day, but it’s difficult to run now because my leg hurts.

A

Yo corría todos los días pero es difícil correr ahora porque me duele la pierna,

50
Q

I used to live in London, but I now live in Paris.

A

Vivía en Londres pero ahora vivo en París.

51
Q

I don’t smoke but I used to smoke.

A

No fumo pero fumaba.

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