Imperfect Tense Flashcards

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1
Q

When is this tense used?

A

To describe past habitual actions.

To talk about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.

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2
Q

What do you do before you add the endings?

A

Remove the ar/er/ir.

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3
Q

What are the ar endings?

A
aba
abas
aba
ábamos
abais
aban
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4
Q

What are the er/ir endings?

A
ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais
ían
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5
Q

What are the irregulars?

A

Ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
Ser: era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
Ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

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6
Q

Me (yo - quejar) del precio de los alimentos cada vez que iba al mercado.

A

quejaba

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7
Q

Cada noche su marido se (dirigir) a los bares.

A

dirigía

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8
Q

(Ella- ser) escritora durante la guerra.

A

era

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9
Q

(Ellos - ir) a la playa los domingos.

A

iban

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10
Q

(Yo - buscar) la mochila cuando me lo pidió.

A

buscaba

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