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Conjugation (Imperfecto de Indicativo) Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the imperfect tense used for in Spanish?

A

El pretérito imperfecto se usa para describir acciones habituales en el pasado o para hablar de acciones que estaban ocurriendo en un momento específico en el pasado.

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How do you conjugate regular -ar verbs in the imperfect tense?

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Para los verbos regulares en -ar, se elimina el infinitivo -ar y se añaden las terminaciones -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban.

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘hablar’ (to speak)?

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Yo hablaba, tú hablabas, él/ella/usted hablaba, nosotros/as hablábamos, vosotros/as hablabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes hablaban.

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How do you conjugate regular -er verbs in the imperfect tense?

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Para los verbos regulares en -er, se elimina el infinitivo -er y se añaden las terminaciones -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘comer’ (to eat)?

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Yo comía, tú comías, él/ella/usted comía, nosotros/as comíamos, vosotros/as comíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes comían.

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How do you conjugate regular -ir verbs in the imperfect tense?

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Para los verbos regulares en -ir, se elimina el infinitivo -ir y se añaden las terminaciones -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘vivir’ (to live)?

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Yo vivía, tú vivías, él/ella/usted vivía, nosotros/as vivíamos, vosotros/as vivíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes vivían.

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True or False: The imperfect tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past.

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False

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True or False: The imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

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True

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Fill in the blank: Yo ________ (comer - imperfecto) pizza todos los días.

A

comía

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Fill in the blank: Tú ________ (hablar) con tus amigos cuando llegué.

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hablabas

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Which verb ending is common to all regular verbs in the imperfect tense?

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-aba, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘escribir’ (to write)?

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Yo escribía, tú escribías, él/ella/usted escribía, nosotros/as escribíamos, vosotros/as escribíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes escribían.

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘ir’ (to go)?

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Yo iba, tú ibas, él/ella/usted iba, nosotros/as íbamos, vosotros/as ibais, ellos/ellas/ustedes iban.

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘tener’ (to have)?

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Yo tenía, tú tenías, él/ella/usted tenía, nosotros/as teníamos, vosotros/as teníais, ellos/ellas/ustedes tenían.

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Fill in the blank: Nosotros ________ (jugar) al fútbol en el parque.

A

jugábamos

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Fill in the blank: Ella siempre ________ (leer) un libro antes de dormir.

A

leía

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘ser’ (to be)?

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Yo era, tú eras, él/ella/usted era, nosotros/as éramos, vosotros/as erais, ellos/ellas/ustedes eran.

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘ver’ (to see)?

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Yo veía, tú veías, él/ella/usted veía, nosotros/as veíamos, vosotros/as veíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes veían.

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘poder’ (to be able to)?

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Yo podía, tú podías, él/ella/usted podía, nosotros/as podíamos, vosotros/as podíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes podían.

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Fill in the blank: Ellos ________ (trabajar) en la oficina todos los días.

A

trabajaban

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Fill in the blank: Tú siempre ________ (cantar) en la ducha.

A

cantabas

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘saber’ (to know)?

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Yo sabía, tú sabías, él/ella/usted sabía, nosotros/as sabíamos, vosotros/as sabíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes sabían.

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What is the imperfect tense conjugation for the verb ‘dar’ (to give)?

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Yo daba, tú dabas, él/ella/usted daba, nosotros/as dábamos, vosotros/as dabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes daban.

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Fill in the blank: Nosotros siempre ________ (viajar) en verano.

A

viajábamos

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