Chapter 10: The imperfect tense Flashcards
Camille used to visit her family in Colombia.
Camila visitaba su familia en Colombia.
Her family lived near Cali.
Su familia vivía cerca de Cali.
Conjugate “contar” (to count, to tell) in the imperfect. This is the paradigm for first conjugation verbs in the imperfect.
contaba contabas contaba contábamos contábais contaban
Conjugate “Vender” (to sell) in the imperfect. This is the 2nd conjugation paradigm for the imperfect.
vendía vendías vendía vendíamos vendíais vendían
Conjugate “abrir” (to open) in the imperfect. This is the third conjugation paradigm for the imperfect.
abría abrías abría abríamos abríais abrían
Conjugate “ser” (to be, ie, a kind person).
IRREGULAR
era eras era éramos erais eran
conjugate “ir” (to go) in the imperfect
IRREGULAR
iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban
conjugate “ver” (to see) in the imperfect
IRREGULAR
veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían
Nina -used to swim- in the pool on Saturdays.
Nina -nadaba- en la piscina los sábados.
[Use the imperfect to express habitual actions in the past.]
Lisa -would go- often -with- Nina.
Lisa -acompañaba a- Nina a menudo.
[Use the imperfect to express habitual actions in the past.]
The children -were playing- in the park.
Los chicos -jugaban- en el parque.
[Use the imperfect to discuss ongoing actions in the past]
Ali -had- long hair and green eyes.
Ali -tenía- el pelo largo y los ojos verdes.
[Use the imperfect for past tense descriptions]
The streets -were- slippery.
Los calles -estaban- resbalosas.
[Use the imperfect for past tense descriptions]
The concert -included- two Cuban orchestras.
El concierto -incluía- dos orquestas cubanas.
[Use the imperfect for past tense descriptions]
-It was- four o’clock in the afternoon.
-Eran- las cuatro de la tarde.
Use the imperfect for the time of day in the past.
The meeting -was- always on Monday(s).
La reunión siempre -era- los lunes.
Use the imperfect to express the day of the week in the past.
-It was- the first of May.
-Era- el primero de mayo.
Use the imperfect to express the day of the month in the past.
Pablo -was- forty years old.
Pablo -tenía- cuarenta años.
Use the imperfect for the age of a person or animal in the past.
My cat -was- two years old.
Mi gato -tenía- dos años.
Use the imperfect for the age of a person or animal in the past.
I -used to think- about you every day.
Yo -pensaba- en ti todos los días.
Use the imperfect to express states of mind in the past with the verbs “creer” (to believe), “querer” (to want, to love) “pensar” (to think), “esperar” (to hope, wait), or “saber” (to know, ie, a fact)
-We wanted- a house with three bathrooms.
-Queríamos- una casa con tres baños.
Use the imperfect to express states of mind in the past with the verbs “creer” (to believe), “querer” (to want, to love) “pensar” (to think), “esperar” (to hope, wait), or “saber” (to know, ie, a fact)
-We used to wait for- the bus near my house.
-Esperábamos- el autobús cerca de mi casa.
Use the imperfect to express states of mind in the past with the verbs “creer” (to believe), “querer” (to want, to love) “pensar” (to think), “esperar” (to hope, wait), or “saber” (to know, ie, a fact)
He -had- a headache.
Le -dolía- la cabeza.
[Use the imperfect to express physical sensations in the past with “doler” (to hurt, [intransitive]), “sentir” (to feel) and molestar (to bother).]
-He did- not -feel- well.
No -se sentía- bien.
[Use the imperfect to express physical sensations in the past with “doler” (to hurt, [intransitive]), “sentir” (to feel) and molestar (to bother).]
