The imperfect tense

Question 1

What is the imperfect used for? (3)

Answer 1

1. Was doing
2. Used to do
3. Describing things

Question 2

How do you form the imperfect tense?

Answer 2

Take off the -ar/ir/er and add the imperfect ending.

Question 3

For -ar verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘yo’?

Answer 3

-aba

Question 4

For -ar verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘tú’?

Answer 4

-abas

Question 5

For -ar verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘él/ella/usted’?

Answer 5

-aba

Question 6

For -ar verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘nosotros/as’?

Answer 6

-ábamos

Question 7

For -ar verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘vosotros/as’?

Answer 7

-abais

Question 8

For -ar verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘ellos/ellas/ustedes’?

Answer 8

-aban

Question 9

-ir and -er verbs have the same endings in the imperfect. True or false?

Answer 9

True.

Question 10

For -ir/er verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘yo’?

Answer 10

-ía

Question 11

For -ir/er verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘tú’?

Answer 11

-ías

Question 12

For -ir/er verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘él/ella/usted’?

Answer 12

-ía

Question 13

For -ir/er verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘nosotros/as’?

Answer 13

-íamos

Question 14

For -ir/er verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘vosotros/as’?

Answer 14

-íais

Question 15

For -ir/er verbs, what is the imperfect ending for ‘ellos/ellas/ustedes’?

Answer 15

-ían

Question 16

Is estar regular or irregular in the imperfect?

Answer 16

Regular

Question 17

What are the two most common irregular verbs in the imperfect?

Answer 17

Ser and ir

Question 18

Yo (ser)

Answer 18

era

Question 19

Tú (ser)

Answer 19

eras

Question 20

Él/ella/usted (ser)

Answer 20

era

Question 21

Nosotros/as (ser)

Answer 21

eramos

Question 22

Vosotros/as (ser)

Answer 22

erais

Question 23

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (ser)

Answer 23

eran

Question 24

Yo (ir)

Answer 24

iba

Question 25

Tú (ir)

Answer 25

ibas

Question 26

Él/ella/usted (ir)

Answer 26

iba

Question 27

Nosotros/as (ir)

Answer 27

ibamos

Question 28

Vosotros/as (ir)

Answer 28

ibais

Question 29

Ellos/ellas/ustedes (ir)

Answer 29

iban