Grammar 5.4 Flashcards

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what is the imperfect tense used for?

A

to describe things in the past tense as well as to talk about actions that were happening in the past

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what can the imperfect verb be roughly used as an equivalent for?

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“used to + verb” or “would + verb” or “was/were + verb + ing”

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what are three irregular verbs in the imperfect tense?

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  • ir
  • ser
  • ver
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how is the imperfect verb “ir” conjugated?

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Yo iba
Tú ibas
Él, Ella, Usted iba
Nosotros íbamos
Vosotros ibais
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes iban
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how is the imperfect verb “ser” conjugated?

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Yo era
Tú eras
Él, Ella, Usted era
Nosotros éramos 
Vosotros erais 
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes eran
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how is the imperfect verb “ver”conjugated?

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Yo veía
Tú veías
Él, Ella, Usted veía
Nosotros veíamos
Vosotros veíais
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes veían
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what does the verb ser describe?

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a noun

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how are regular “ar” imperfect verbs conjugated?

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Yo aba
Tú abas
Él, Ella, Usted aba
Nosotros ábamos 
Vosotros abais
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes aban
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how are regular “er” & “ir” imperfect verbs conjugated?

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Yo ía 
Tú ías 
Él, Ella, Usted ía 
Nosotros  íamos 
Vosotros íais
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes ían
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how is the imperfect verb “mirar”conjugated?

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Yo miraba 
Tú mirabas 
Él, Ella,Usted miraba
Nosotros mirábamos
Vosotros mirabais
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes miraban
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how is the imperfect verb “comer”conjugated?

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Yo comía 
Tú comías 
Él, Ella, Usted comía
Nosotros comíamos
Vosotros comíais
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes comían
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how is the imperfect verb “vivir”conjugated?

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Yo vivía 
Tú vivías 
Él, Ella, Usted vivía
Nosotros vivíamos 
Vosotros vivíais 
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes vivían
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