Imperfect Flashcards
1
Q
Purpose of preterite and imperfect
A
To talk about the past
2
Q
How to use preterite
A
to speak about completed actions in the past
3
Q
What’s imperfect?
A
equivalent to “used to…”
4
Q
Uses of imperfect?
A
- Habitual
- Age
- Descriptive
- Time
- Continuous
5
Q
Habitual?
A
Talk about something that used to happen
6
Q
Descriptive
A
Speak about background events in a story (mientras)
7
Q
use of Ser
A
used for time
8
Q
verb for weather?
A
hacer
estar
9
Q
Time
A
to say what time it was or talk about the weather
10
Q
Continuous
A
past events that don’t have definite starting or ending points
11
Q
Imperfect does not have
A
Stem changing verbs
Irregular Yo verbs
Special stem verbs
12
Q
How to conjugate AR verbs?
A
aba abas aba ábamos aban
13
Q
How to conjugate ER/ IR verbs?
A
ía ías ía íamos ían
14
Q
3 irregular verbs in imperfect tense?
A
ser, ir, ver
15
Q
How to conjugate ser
A
era eras era éramos erais eran
