The Imperfect Tense - Imperfecto

Question 1

What is the imperfect tense?

Answer 1

It is used to talk about:

• What people used to do/How things used to be
• Repeated actions in the past
• Descriptions in the past

Question 2

Translate: Antes no separaba la basura

Answer 2

I didn’t used to sort rubbish before

I used to not sort rubbish before

Question 3

Translate: Jugaba al tenis todos los días

Answer 3

I played tenis everyday

Question 4

Translate: the hotel was expensive

Answer 4

El hotel era caro

Question 5

First person singular : Hablar

Answer 5

Hablaba

Question 6

Second person singular : Comer

Answer 6

Comías

Question 7

Third person singular : Vivir

Answer 7

Vivía

Question 8

First person plural : Amar

Answer 8

Amábamos

Question 9

Second person plural : Beber

Answer 9

Bebáis

Question 10

Third person plural : Ir

Answer 10

Iban

Question 11

Third person singular : Ver

Answer 11

Veía

Question 12

First person plural : Ser

Answer 12

Éramos

Question 13

First person singular : poder

Answer 13

Podía

Question 14

First person plural : Cambiar

Answer 14

Cambiaba

Question 15

Second person plural : Saber

Answer 15

Sabías

Question 16

First person singular : Hacer

Answer 16

Hacía

Question 17

AR endings

Answer 17

I- Aba
You- Abas 
He/She/It- Aba
We- Ábamos
You (pl)- Abais 
They- Aban

Question 18

IR/ER endings

Answer 18

I- Ía
You- Ías
He/She/It- Ía
We- Íamos
You (pl)- Íais
They- Ían

Question 19

Teníamos

Answer 19

First person plural : Tener

Question 20

Llamaba

Answer 20

Third person singular : llamar

Question 21

Trabajabais

Answer 21

Second person plural : Trabajar