Imperfect Tense Flashcards

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Hablar- yo- imperfect

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Hablaba

Yo hablaba por los dos- I spoke for both of us

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Hablar- tú - imperfect

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Hablabas

Hablabas en voz alta y clara - you spoke loud and clear

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Hablar- él/ella/usted- imperfect

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Hablaba

Ben era el que hablaba- Ben was the one talking

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Hablar- nosotros- imperfect

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Hablábamos

Hablábamos de ópera y de filosofía de la vida- we talked about opera and philosophy of life

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Hablar- vosotros- imperfect

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Hablabais

¿De qué hablabais Victor y tú ayer por la noche?- what were you and Victor talking about last night?

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Hablar- ellos/ellas/ustedes- imperfect

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Hablaban

Gente de 60 países hablaban inglés en este evento- people from 60 countries were speaking English at this event

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Aprender- yo- imperfect

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Aprendía

Como estudiante, aprendía mejor y más rápido que nadie- as a student, I learned better and faster than anyone

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Aprender- tú- imperfect

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Aprendías

Dijo que aprendías rápido- she said you were a fast learner

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Aprender- él/Ella/usted- imperfect

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Aprendìa
(La sociedad comercial aprendía una lección sobre mercados libres - commercial society was learning a lesson about free markets)

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Aprender- nosotros- imperfect

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Aprendíamos

Ahora, en Harvard, aprendíamos mediante el método por casos- now, at Harvard, we learned by the case method

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Aprender-vosotros- imperfect

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Aprendíais

Vosotros aprendíais algo nuevo casa día- you were learning something new every day

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Aprender- ellos/ellas/ustedes- imperfect

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Aprendían

Porque ellos aprendían en todo momento- because they were learning all the time

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Escribir- yo- imperfect

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Escribía

Hasta hace poco escribía una columna semanal en Nueva York- until recently I wrote a weekly column in New York

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Escribir- tú- imperfect

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Escribías

¿Qué tipo de cosas escribías? What type of stuff did you write?

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Escribir- él/Ella/usted- imperfect

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Escribía

¿Por qué le escribía a su hija en código?- why were you writing to your daughter in code?

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Escribir- nosotros- imperfect

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Escribíamos

Nos escribíamos cartas y discutíamos cosas- we wrote letters and discussed things

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Escribir- vosotros- imperfect

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Escribíais

Escribíais canciones juntos- you wrote songs together

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Escribir- ellos/ellas/ustedes- imperfect

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Escribían

Los mayas escribían los números con puntos y rayas- the Mayans wrote numbers with points and dashes

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Ver- yo- imperfect

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Veía
(De repente veía muchos objetos extraños de cristal y vidrio; Suddenly I was seeing many strange crystal and glass objects)

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Ver- tú- imperfect

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Veías

Esa otra mujer a la que veías, ¿puede confirmarlo; This woman you were seeing, can she confirm that?

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Ver- él/ella/usted- imperfect

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Veía
(Ella veía a un muchacho llamado Brian Carter, y tiene 23 año; She was seeing a boy named Brian Carter, and he’s 23 years old)

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Ver- nosotros- imperfect

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Veíamos

La mayoría de casos que veíamos eran casos de sarampión; The majority of cases we were seeing were measles cases

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Ver- ellos/ellas/ustedes- imperfect

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Veían

Mis ojos no estaban seguros de lo que veían; my eyes weren’t sure what they were seeing