Spanish 2 review Flashcards
Imperfect conjugation endings for AR verbs
aba
abas
aba
ábamos
abais
aban
which forms appear the same in all imperfect conjugations
1st and 3rd person SINGULAR
Imperfect conjugation endings for all ER AND IR verbs
ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais
ían
which are the only 3 verbs with irregular conjugations in the imperfect
Ver, ir, ser
Imperfect conjugation of “ir”
iba
ibas
iba
íbamos
íbais
iban
Imperfect conjugation of “ver”
veía
veías
veía
veíamos
veíais
veían
Imperfect conjugation of “ser”
era
eras
era
éramos
érais
eran
The imperfect is a ______ tense in spanish
past
Imperfect tense is used to refer to actions that were ______ or _____________
happening or used to happen
Imperfect tense also describes 3
actions that were in progress
ongoing actions
repeated actions
Imperfect tense can also be used to describe an action already occuring when ____________ occured.
It can also be used to describe two actions ___________
a second action
Happening at the same time
Specifically, the imperfect tense is also used to ______ and describe ———in the past.
Tell time
and
Describe people
The imperfect tense is used when there is no clear __________ to the action
beginning/end
la alegría
joy
el anillo
ring
el aserrín
sawdust
la boda
wedding
la Cabalgata de Reyes
Three Kings/Wise Men Parade
el carnaval
carnival, celebration before lent
la carreta
cart/wagon
la carroza
float (in a parade)
celebración
celebration
la comparsa
troupe, group of people dressed in similar costumes
la corrida (de toros)
bullfight