Past - Preterito Imperfecto Flashcards

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When should you use Imperfecto?

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To describe past actions that were ongoing, habitual, or repeated, or to set the scene in the past.

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For regular verbs using the Imperfecto, how do you conjugate them?

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ar verbs: aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
er and -ir verbs: ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

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What are the common time expressions for Imperfecto?

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Todos los días - Every day
Cada día - Every day
Siempre - Always
A menudo - Often
Generalmente - Generally
Normalmente - Normally
Frecuentemente - Frequently
A veces - Sometimes
De vez en cuando - From time to time
Mientras - While

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Which time expressions should you not use for Imperfecto?

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Ayer - Yesterday
El mes pasado - Last month
El año pasado - Last year
La semana pasada - Last week
En 1999 - In 1999
En marzo - In March

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Ser (to be) is Irregular in Preterito Imperfecto

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Yo: era
Tú: eras
Él/Ella/Usted: era
Nosotros/Nosotras: éramos
Vosotros/Vosotras: erais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: eran

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Ir (to go) is Irregular in Preterito Imperfecto

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Yo: iba
Tú: ibas
Él/Ella/Usted: iba
Nosotros/Nosotras: íbamos
Vosotros/Vosotras: ibais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: iban

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Ver (to see) is Irregular in Preterito Imperfecto

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Yo: veía
Tú: veías
Él/Ella/Usted: veía
Nosotros/Nosotras: veíamos
Vosotros/Vosotras: veíais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: veían

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Haber (to have) is Regular in Preterito Imperfecto but, it’s important to know how to use it - normally you just as Había. It translates into There was… or There were…

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Yo: había
Tú: habías
Él/Ella/Usted: había
Nosotros/Nosotras: habíamos
Vosotros/Vosotras: habíais
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes: habían

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