Imperfect Tense Flashcards
When do you use the imperfect tense?
general descriptions in the past
interrupted action
something that happened regularly/frequently
describing what something used to be like
mental activities in the past
two actions happening in a parallel way in the past
How will you likely be alerted about which tense to use when an action in interrupted by a shorter action
you will see the time expression ‘cuando’
imperfect) cuando (preterite
How will you likely be alerted about which tense to use when two actions happen in a parallel way in the past?
you will see the time expression ‘mientras’
imperfect) mientras (imperfect
If there is a sequence of actions in the past or a single completed action which tense do you use?
preterite
How do you conjugate AR verbs in the imperfect?
aba abas aba ábamos abais aban
How do you conjugate ER verbs in the imperfect?
ía ías ía íamos íais ían
How do you conjugate IR verbs in the imperfect?
ía ías ía íamos íais ían
What are the irregular verbs in the imperfect tense?
ser
ir
ver
How do you conjugate SER in the imperfect?
era eras era éramos erais eran
How do you conjugate IR in the imperfect?
iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban
How do you conjugate VER verbs in the imperfect?
veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían
