Perterito imperfecto

Question 1

When do you use the imperfect in Spanish?

Answer 1

To describe repeated actions in the past
To talk about what someone was doing when interrupted by something else
Talking about actions in progress in the past

Question 2

What are the 4 things that mean that the imperfect should be used?

Answer 2

1. Circumstances
2. Time
3. Age
4. Emotions

Question 3

What are the imperfect endings for -Ar verbs?

Answer 3

Yo -aba 
Tú -abas
él -aba
nos... -ábamos
vos... -abais
ellos -aban

Question 4

What are the imperfect endings for -Er verbs?

Answer 4

Yo -ía
Tú -ías
él -ía
nos... -íamos
vos... -íais
ellos... ían

Question 5

What does the verb ‘soler’ mean?

Answer 5

A habit, to tend to…

Question 6

What is special about the verb soler?

Answer 6

The only indicative tenses it is used in is the present and imperfect.

Question 7

Conjugate the verb soler in the imperfect in all forms

Answer 7

Yo solía
Tú solías
él solía
nos... solíamos
vos... solíais
ellos solían

Question 8

What are the 3 irregulars in the imperfect tense?

Answer 8

1. Ser
2. Ir
3. Ver

Question 9

Conjugate the verb ser in the imperfect tense

Answer 9

Yo era
Tú eras
él era
nos... éramos
vos... erais
ellos eran

Question 10

Conjugate the verb ir in the imperfect tense

Answer 10

Yo iba 
tú ibas
él iba 
nos... íbamos
vos... ibais
ellos iban

Question 11

Conjugate the verb ver in the imperfect tense

Answer 11

Yo veía
tú veías
él veía
nos... veíamos
vos... veíais 
ellos veían