Imperfect Tense Flashcards

1
Q

Imperfect
-se usa para describir cosas en el pasado
-actividades que ocurrieron con frequencia en el pasado
-al mismo tiempo que otra accion en el pasado
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A

AR
aba, abas, aba, aban, abamos
ER/IR
ia, ias, ia, iamos, ian

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2
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used to be in the past, was, were

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Ser
Yo era (I was)
Tú eras (You were)
Él/Ella era (He/She was)
Nosotros/as éramos (We were)
Ellos/as eran (They were)

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3
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used to go in the past

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Yo iba (I used to go)
Tú ibas (You used to go)
Él/Ella iba (He/She used to go)
Nosotros/as íbamos (We used to go)
Ellos/as iban (They used to go)

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used to see in the past

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Yo veía (I used to see)
Tú veías (You used to see)
Él/Ella veía (He/She used to see)
Nosotros/as veíamos (We used to see)
Ellos/as veían (They used to see)

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5
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to speak in the past

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Yo hablaba (I used to speak)
Tú hablabas (You used to speak)
Él/Ella hablaba (He/She used to speak)
Nosotros/as hablábamos (We used to speak)
Ellos/as hablaban (They used to speak)

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used to eat in the past

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Yo comía (I used to eat)
Tú comías (You used to eat)
Él/Ella comía (He/She used to eat)
Nosotros/as comíamos (We used to eat)
Ellos/as comían (They used to eat)

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used to live

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Yo vivía (I used to live)
Tú vivías (You used to live)
Él/Ella vivía (He/She used to live)
Nosotros/as vivíamos (We used to live)
Ellos/as vivían (They used to live)

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Tener - to have

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Yo tenía (I had)
Tú tenías (You had)
Él/Ella tenía (He/She had)
Nosotros/as teníamos (We had)
Ellos/as tenían (They had)

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Saber - to know

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Yo sabía (I knew)
Tú sabías (You knew)
Él/Ella sabía (He/She knew)
Nosotros/as sabíamos (We knew)
Ellos/as sabían (They knew)

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Dormir - to sleep

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Yo dormía (I used to sleep)
Tú dormías (You used to sleep)
Él/Ella dormía (He/She used to sleep)
Nosotros/as dormíamos (We used to sleep)
Ellos/as dormían (They used to sleep)

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Sentir - to feel

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Yo sentía (I used to feel)
Tú sentías (You used to feel)
Él/Ella sentía (He/She used to feel)
Nosotros/as sentíamos (We used to feel)
Ellos/as sentían (They used to feel)

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made in the past

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Yo hacía (I used to do/make)
Tú hacías (You used to do/make)
Él/Ella hacía (He/She used to do/make)
Nosotros/as hacíamos (We used to do/make)
Ellos/as hacían (They used to do/make)

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13
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could do in past

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Poder - to be able to/can

Yo podía (I could)
Tú podías (You could)
Él/Ella podía (He/She could)
Nosotros/as podíamos (We could)
Ellos/as podían (They could)

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wanted in the past

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Querer - to want

Yo quería (I wanted)
Tú querías (You wanted)
Él/Ella quería (He/She wanted)
Nosotros/as queríamos (We wanted)
Ellos/as querían (They wanted)

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met/knew

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Yo conocía (I knew/met)
Tú conocías (You knew/met)
Él/Ella conocía (He/She knew/met)
Nosotros/as conocíamos (We knew/met)
Ellos/as conocían (They knew/met)

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used to say/tell

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Decir - to say/tell

Yo decía (I used to say/tell)
Tú decías (You used to say/tell)
Él/Ella decía (He/She used to say/tell)
Nosotros/as decíamos (We used to say/tell)
Ellos/as decían (They used to say/tell)

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used to feel

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Sentir - to feel

Yo sentía (I used to feel)
Tú sentías (You used to feel)
Él/Ella sentía (He/She used to feel)
Nosotros/as sentíamos (We used to feel)
Ellos/as sentían (They used to feel)

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used to think

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Pensar - to think

Yo pensaba (I used to think)
Tú pensabas (You used to think)
Él/Ella pensaba (He/She used to think)
Nosotros/as pensábamos (We used to think)
Ellos/as pensaban (They used to think)

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used to work

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Trabajar - to work

Yo trabajaba (I used to work)
Tú trabajabas (You used to work)
Él/Ella trabajaba (He/She used to work)
Nosotros/as trabajábamos (We used to work)
Ellos/as trabajaban (They used to work)

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20
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used to study

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Estudiar - to study

Yo estudiaba (I used to study)
Tú estudiabas (You used to study)
Él/Ella estudiaba (He/She used to study)
Nosotros/as estudiábamos (We used to study)
Ellos/as estudiaban (They used to study)

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used to live

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Vivir - to live

Yo vivía (I used to live)
Tú vivías (You used to live)
Él/Ella vivía (He/She used to live)
Nosotros/as vivíamos (We used to live)
Ellos

22
Q

They were wearing

A

Vestia
Vestían

23
Q

imperfect tense irregular verb
(Ser)

A

Ser
era,eras,era, eramos, eran
Nuestro casa era muy bonita

24
Q

irregular verb
(ir)

A

ir
iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, iban
-Solo iba a ir a verla el fin de semana
-Por eso el no iba a ir al carnaval?
-Ella comenzo en el mismo camino que iban antes.

25
Q

Irregular verb
(ver)

A

Ver
veia, veias, veia, veiamos, veian
-Meintras Jose leia el periodico, Juana veia la teleivision.

26
Q

understood

A

comprender- comprendia

27
Q

contained

A

contener- contenia

28
Q

believed

A

creer- creia

29
Q

loved

A

encantar- encantaba

30
Q

liked

A

gustar- gustaba

31
Q

existed

A

existir- existia

32
Q

needed

A

necesitar- necesitaba

33
Q

hated

A

odiar- odiaba

34
Q

heard

A

oir-oia

35
Q

smelled (intransitive)

A

oler- olia
el cuarto olia mal

36
Q

forgot

A

olvidar- olvidaba

37
Q

appeared, seemed

A

parecer, paracia

38
Q

thought

A

pensar- pensaba

39
Q

owned

A

poseer- poseia

40
Q

preffered

A

preferir-preferia

41
Q

wanted

A

querer-queria

42
Q

remembered

A

recordar-recordaba

43
Q

knew

A

saber- sabia

44
Q

tasted

A

sabia(intransitive)

45
Q

was

A

era-estaba

46
Q

had

A

tener- tenia

47
Q

saw

A

ver-veia

48
Q

Podia vs pude

A

Imperfect is before resolution
Pedro llamo a su hijo porque no podia arreglar su computadora

pedro compro una computadoraa nueva porque su hijo no pude arreglar la otra.