Imperfect Tense

Question 1

• ar verb endings in imperfect tense

I was speaking/ I used to speak

Answer 1

-aba -abas -aba -ábamos -abais -aban

hablaba

Question 2

-er verb endings in imperfect tense

I was eating/ I used to eat

Answer 2

-ía -ías -ía -íamos -íais -ían

comía

Question 3

-ir verb endings in imperfect tense

I was sleeping/ I used to sleep

Answer 3

-ía -ías -ía -íamos -íais -ían

dormía

Question 4

ser in the imperfect tense

I was / I used to be (a teacher)

Answer 4

era eras era éramos erais eran

era (una maestra)

Question 5

ir in the imperfect tense

I was going/ I used to go

Answer 5

iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban

iba

Question 6

ver in imperfect tense

I saw/ used to see

Answer 6

veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían

veía

Question 7

3 uses of Imperfect

Answer 7

1 - Repeated actions in past (every week I played tennis)

2 - ‘used to…’ (I used to play tennis)

3 - descriptions / background detail in the past (the courts were modern)

Question 8

When I was younger

Answer 8

Cuando era más joven

Question 9

When I was twelve years old

Answer 9

Cuando tenía doce años

Question 10

I played tennis every Tuesday

Answer 10

Jugaba al tenis todos los martes

Question 11

In the past, I used to play the piano

Answer 11

En el pasado, tocaba el piano

Question 12

There were lots of restaurants

Answer 12

Habían muchos restaurantes

Question 13

My town was smaller in the past

Answer 13

Antes, mi pueblo era más pequeño