imperfect tense - actions that happen regularly - irregular verbs

Question 1

there are only three irregular verbs in the imperfect

Answer 1

ir, ser, ver

Question 2

ir

Answer 2

used to go (imperfect)

Question 3

I used to go

Answer 3

yo iba

Question 4

you used to go

Answer 4

tu ibas

Question 5

he/she used to go

Answer 5

el/ella iban

Question 6

we used to go

Answer 6

nosotros ibamos

Question 7

they used to go

Answer 7

ellos/ellas iban

Question 8

ser

Answer 8

to have been (imperfect tense)

Question 9

i used to be

Answer 9

yo era

Yo era una cocinera.
I used to be a cook.

Question 10

you used to be

Answer 10

tu eras

Question 11

he/she used to be

Answer 11

el/ella era

Question 12

we used to be

Answer 12

nosotros eramos - / accent over the e

Question 13

they used to be

Answer 13

ellos/ellas eran

Question 14

ver

Answer 14

used to see

Question 15

I used to see/watch

Answer 15

yo veia - /accent over the i

Yo veia television todos los dias.
I used to watch television every day.

Question 16

you used to see/watch

Answer 16

tu veias - / accent over the i

Question 17

he/she used to see/watch

Answer 17

el/ella veia - / accent over the i

Question 18

we used to see/watch

Answer 18

nosotros veiamos - /accent over the i

Question 19

they used to see/watch

Answer 19

ellos/ellas veian - / accent over the i

Question 20

the imperfect form of hay (to have) is habia - / accent over the i

Answer 20

singular - habia un libro - there was a book

plural - habian unos libros - there were some books/there used to be some books

Question 21

Other uses for the imperfect tense

to describe people, places, and situations in the past

Answer 21

Hacia mucho calor - It used to be very hot.
El estadio estaba lleno. The stadium was to be full.
Los espectadores gritaban. The spectators yelled.

Question 22

Other uses for the imperfect tense:

to talk about a past action that was continuously or that kept happening

Answer 22

Los atletas se entrenaban en el gimnasio.

The athletes trained in the gym.

Question 23

Other uses for the imperfect tense:

to describe the date, time, age, and weather in the past.

Answer 23

Era el 5 de noviembre.
It was the 5th of November.

Eran ls seis de la manana pero ya hacia calor.
It was six in the morning but it was already hot.