Imperfect form of regular and irregular verbs Flashcards

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I sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (yo)

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cantaba

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You sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (tú)

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cantabas

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You sang; He/She sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (Ud./él/ella)

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cantaba

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We sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (nosotros/as)

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cantábamos

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You sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (vosotros/as)

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cantabais

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You sang; They sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (Uds./ellos/ellas)

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cantaban

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I drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (yo)

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bebía

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You drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (tú)

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bebías

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You drank; He/She drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (Ud./él/ella)

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bebía

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We drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (nosotros/as)

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bebíamos

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You drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (vosotros/as)

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bebíais

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You drank; They drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (Uds./ellos/ellas)

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bebían

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I wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (yo)

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escribía

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You wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (tú)

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escribías

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You wrote; He/She wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (Ud./él/ella)

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escribía

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We wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (nosotros/as)

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escribíamos

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You wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (vosotros/as)

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escribíais

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You wrote; They wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (Uds./ellos/ellas)

A

escribían

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I was going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (yo)

A

iba

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You were going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (tú)

A

ibas

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You were going; He/She was going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (Ud./él/ella)

A

iba

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We were going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (nosotros/as)

A

íbamos

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You were going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (vosotros/as)

A

ibais

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You were going; They were going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (Uds./ellos/ellas)

A

iban

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I was (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (yo)

A

era

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You were (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (tú)

A

eras

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You were; He/She was (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (Ud./él/ella)

A

era

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We were (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (nosotros/as)

A

éramos

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You were (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (vosotros/as)

A

erais

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You were; They were (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (Uds./ellos/ellas)

A

eran

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I saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (yo)

A

veía

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You saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (tú)

A

veías

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You saw; He/She saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (Ud./él/ella)

A

veía

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We saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (nosotros/as)

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veíamos

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You saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (vosotros/as)

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veíais

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You saw; They saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (Uds./ellos/ellas)

A

veían

37
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When is the Imperfect form used?

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  • When talking about habitual or repeated actions.
  • When talking about events or actions that were in progress.
  • When talking about physical characteristics.
  • When talking about mental or emotional states.
  • When telling time.
  • When talking about age.
38
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There are stem changes when using the imperfect forms of verbs, true or false?

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False, there are no stem changes in the imperfect forms.