The Past Imperfect (Continuous, in the Past) Flashcards

1
Q

What are the conjugations for “ar” verbs in the imperfect tense: yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ellas?

A
aba
abas
aba
ábamos
aban
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What are the conjugations for “er” and “ir” verbs in the imperfect tense: yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ellas?

A
ía
ías
ía
íamos
ían
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Conjugate the verb “ser” in the imperfect tense for: yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ellas.

A
era
eras
era
éramos
eran
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Conjugate the verb “ir” in the imperfect tense for: yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ellas.

A
iba
ibas
iba
íbamos
iban
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Conjugate the verb “ver” in the imperfect tense for: yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ellas.

A
veía
veías
veía
veíamos
veían
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6
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When he was home phoned

A

Cuando estaba en casa llamaron por teléfono

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Q

When I was in Salamanca I met Peter.

A

Cuando estaba en Salamanca conocí a Pedro.

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Q

When entering class, he threw a chalk Tim.

A

Cuando entraba en clase tiró una tiza a Tim.

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When we were in class, Alberto thumped on the table.

A

Cuando estábamos en clase, Alberto dió un golpe en la mesa.

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When I heard the news we were at the bar.

A

Cuando oí la noticia estábamos en el bar.

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Q

When she felt the earthquake, she was in the bathroom.

A

Cuando se sentía

el terremoto, estaba en el cuarto de baño.

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Q

When I arrived in Madrid I was 12.

A

Cuando llequé a Madrid tenía 12 años.

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13
Q

A few years ago I was working a lot.

A

Hace unos años trabajaba muchísimo.

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Q

I spent 10 hours in the office.

A

Me pasaba 10 horas en la oficina.

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Q

Since I had no time to eat, I had a sandwich and three or four coffees a day.

A

Como no tenía tiempo para comer me tomaba un sandwich y trés o cuatro cafés al día.

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Q

Sometimes I went to a bar to grab a burger and a beer.

A

A veces iba a un bar a tomar una hamburguesa y una cerveza.

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17
Q

I was always smoking and I was doing no exercise.

A

Estaba siempre fumando y no hacía ningún ejercicio.

18
Q

I felt tired and bad, until one day I had a heart attack and changed my life.

A

Me sentía cansada y mal, hasta que un día tuve un infarto y cambié de vida.

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Q

Now I work less, eat meat, fruit and vegetables every day, and go to the gym on Mondays and Thursdays.

A

Ahora trabajo menos, como carne, fruta y venduras todos los días y voy al gimnasio los lunes y jueves.

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It was very cold yesterday.

A

Hacía mucho frío ayer.

21
Q

My mother believed in God.

A

Mi madre creía en Dios.

22
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Last week I was sick.

A

La semana pasada estaba enfermo.

23
Q

Always he came to see me at ten.

A

Venía a verme siempre a las diez.

24
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The teacher explained the lesson while listening to the students.

A

La profesora explicaba la lección mientras escuchaban los estudiantes.

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I thought she loved me but I was wrong.
Creía que me quería pero me equivocaba.
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We had a good time but there was no one on the beach.
Hacíamos buen tiempo pero no había nadie en la playa.
27
He was a fat kid.
Era un chico gordo.
28
The house was painted white.
La casa estaba pintada de blanco.
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Juan asked what it was called.
Juan le preguntó cómo se llamaba.
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My best friend was getting married very soon.
Mi mejor amigo se casaba muy pronto.
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The meaning of "conocer" in the imperfect
to know
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Meaning of "saber" in the imperfect
to know
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Meaning of "poder" in the imperfect
to be able
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Meaning of "querer" in the imperfect
to want
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Meaning of "tener que" in the imperfect
obligation not fulfilled
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Meaning of "acabar de" in the imperfect
to have just done
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Everyone was asleep.
Todo el mundo estaba dormido.
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It was sunny.
Hacía sol.
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All his life he thought he had reached India.
Toda su vida creía que había llegado a la India.
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Some Indians had gold ornaments in their noses.
Algunos indios tenían adornos de oro en la naríz.
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The boy who entered was tall and thin.
El muchacho que entró era alto y delgado.
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The stories she told were fantastic.
Los cuentos que ella contaba eran fantásticos.