Imperfecto tense Flashcards
when to use this tense ?
for routines or habitual actions in the past / talk about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.
ALSO:
times/dates
age
description of characteristics and feelings
Almorzábamos cada día.
We used to eat lunch together every day.
Todos los sábados las mujeres iban de compras.
Every Saturday the ladies would go shopping
i was going to class when the phone rang
My dad was cooking when I came in the house.
Sometimes her hands and feet ached.
Iba a clase cuando sonó el teléfono.
Mi papá cocinaba cuando entré a casa
A veces le dolían las manos y las piernas.
Eran las tres de la tarde.
Era el 9 de mayo.
It was three o’clock in the afternoon.
It was May 9th.
The little girl was 4 years old.
The dogs were two years old when I adopted them.
La niña tenía 4 años.
Los perros tenían dos años cuando los adopté.
El campo era bello.
The countryside was beautiful.
Hacía calor esa noche.
It was hot that night.
I was happy with my new job.
Me sentía feliz con mi trabajo nuevo.
Quería mudarme a otro país.
I wanted to move to another country.
regular AR endings
yo /aba tu /abas el/ella- aba nosotros/ ábabmos vosotros/abais ellos /aban
regular ER/IR endings
yo/ia tu/ias el/ella-ia nosotros/ iamos vosotros /iais ellos /ian
irr verb endings IR-to go
yo /iba tu /ibas el/ella-iba nosotros/ibamos vosotros/ibais ellos/ iban
irr verb endings SER-to be
yo /era tu/ eras el/ella-era nosotros /éramos vosotros /erais ellos/eran
irr verb endings VER-to see
yo /veia i saw tu /veis you see el/ella- veia nosotros /veimos vosotros /veiais ellos /veían
