Imperfect Tense

Question 1

What are the endings for most -ar verbs in imperfect tense?

Answer 1

-aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban

Question 2

What are the endings for most -er and -ir verbs in imperfect tense?

Answer 2

-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían

Question 3

How do you conjugate ser in imperfect tense?

Answer 3

era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran

Question 4

How do you conjugate ir in imperfect tense?

Answer 4

iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban

Question 5

How do you conjugate ver in imperfect tense?

Answer 5

veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

Question 6

What does imperfect tense describe?

Answer 6

Ongoing actions in the past: repeated events, time, age, habitual or customary actions, descriptions, circumstances, ongoing or in-progress actions, unspecified amounts of time, emotions, and setting the scene. (Think of “used to”, “was”, and “would”)

Question 7

What does conocer mean when conjugated in the imperfect tense?

Answer 7

knew / was acquainted with (someone or some place)

Question 8

What does poder mean when conjugated in the imperfect tense?

Answer 8

was able

Question 9

What does no poder mean when conjugated in the imperfect tense?

Answer 9

wasn’t able

Question 10

What does querer mean when conjugated in the imperfect tense?

Answer 10

wanted

Question 11

What does no querer mean when conjugated in the imperfect tense?

Answer 11

didn’t want

Question 12

What does saber mean when conjugated in the imperfect tense?

Answer 12

knew (fact)

Question 13

What does tener mean when conjugated in the imperfect tense?

Answer 13

had