THE IMPERFECT TENSE Flashcards
1
Q
What is the imperfect tense used to talk about?
A
A repeated or continuous action in the past
Used when the past action does NOT have a definite beginning and definite end
2
Q
What 4 things can the imperfect be used to describe?
A
- Repeated or continuous actions in the past
- What something or someone was like in the past
- What people used to do or what things used to be like
- The weather in the past
3
Q
What time phrases is the imperfect tense associated with?
A
Ones that describe how often something used to happen.
4
Q
What examples of time phrases are used with the imperfect tense?
A
Siempre- always Regularmente- regularly Generalmente- usually A menudo- often A veces- sometimes De vez en cuando- from time to time Cada año- every year Todos los días- every day Jueves- every Thursday
Etc
5
Q
What are the imperfect forms of AR verbs?
A
aba abas aba ábamos abais aban
6
Q
What are the imperfect forms of ER and IR verbs?
A
ía ías ía íamos íais ían
7
Q
What are the 3 irregular verbs of the imperfect tense?
A
IR
SER
VER
8
Q
What are the imperfect forms of IR?
A
iba ibas iba íbamos ibais iban
9
Q
What are the imperfect forms of SER?
A
era eras era éramos erais eran
10
Q
What are the imperfect forms of VER?
A
veía veías veía veíamos veíais veían
11
Q
What is the imperfect tense of ‘Hay’ = There is?
A
Había (there was/there were/there used to be)
