The Imperfect Tense Flashcards
What is the difference between the Preterite and imperfect tense?
The Preterite refers to past completed actions that happened at a specific moment in time, which the imperfect refers to past actions that occurred over an undefined period of time
When to use the imperfect tense?
- Ongoing past actions (I was walking to school)
- ‘Used to do ‘ Phrases (I used to play guitar-> I played guitar)
- Description of things not events (The house was small and cosy)
- Times dates and ages (It was 6 o clock)
Often
A menudo
Very often
Muy a menudo
Sometimes
Algunas veces
At times
A veces
Never
Nunca
Almost never
Casi nunca
Always
Siempre
Almost always
Casi siempre
From time to time
De vez en cuando
All the time
Todo el tiempo
Meanwhile
Mientras
Lots of times
Muchas veces
Rarely
Rara vez
Every morning
Todos las mañanas
Generally
Generalmente
For a while
Por un rato
Frequently
Frequentamente
Regular Imperfect tense AR endings
- aba
- abas
- aba
- ábamos
- abais
- aban
Regular Imperfect Tense ER/IR endings
- ía
- ías
- ía
- íamos
- íais
- ían
Imperfect Tense: Ser
Era
Eras
Era
Éramos
Erais
Eran
Imperfect Tense: Ir
Iba
Ibas
Iba
Íbamos
Ibais
Iban
Imperfect Tense: Ver
Veía
Veías
Veía
Veíamos
Veíais
Veían
