Imperfect form of regular and irregular verbs Flashcards
I sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (yo)
cantaba
You sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (tú)
cantabas
You sang; He/She sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (Ud./él/ella)
cantaba
We sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (nosotros/as)
cantábamos
You sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (vosotros/as)
cantabais
You sang; They sang (Imperfect of regular -ar verbs) (Uds./ellos/ellas)
cantaban
I drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (yo)
bebía
You drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (tú)
bebías
You drank; He/She drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (Ud./él/ella)
bebía
We drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (nosotros/as)
bebíamos
You drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (vosotros/as)
bebíais
You drank; They drank (Imperfect of regular -er verbs) (Uds./ellos/ellas)
bebían
I wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (yo)
escribía
You wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (tú)
escribías
You wrote; He/She wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (Ud./él/ella)
escribía
We wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (nosotros/as)
escribíamos
You wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (vosotros/as)
escribíais
You wrote; They wrote (Imperfect of regular -ir verbs) (Uds./ellos/ellas)
escribían
I was going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (yo)
iba
You were going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (tú)
ibas
You were going; He/She was going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (Ud./él/ella)
iba
We were going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (nosotros/as)
íbamos
You were going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (vosotros/as)
ibais
You were going; They were going (Imperfect of the irregular verb ir) (Uds./ellos/ellas)
iban
I was (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (yo)
era
You were (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (tú)
eras
You were; He/She was (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (Ud./él/ella)
era
We were (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (nosotros/as)
éramos
You were (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (vosotros/as)
erais
You were; They were (Imperfect of the irregular verb ser) (Uds./ellos/ellas)
eran
I saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (yo)
veía
You saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (tú)
veías
You saw; He/She saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (Ud./él/ella)
veía
We saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (nosotros/as)
veíamos
You saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (vosotros/as)
veíais
You saw; They saw (Imperfect of the irregular verb ver) (Uds./ellos/ellas)
veían
When is the Imperfect form used?
- 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.
There are stem changes when using the imperfect forms of verbs, true or false?
False, there are no stem changes in the imperfect forms.