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El imperfecto. ¿Inglés? = was/were + verb(ing) , used to + verb verb in the past. -ar -aba -ábamos -abas ------- -aba -aban. -er/-ir -ía -íamos -ías ------- -ía -ían. El imperfecto.
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El imperfecto ¿Inglés? = was/were + verb(ing), used to + verb verb in the past
-ar -aba -ábamos -abas ------- -aba -aban -er/-ir -ía -íamos -ías ------- -ía -ían El imperfecto
There are only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect!- ir, ser, ver Ir- to go iba íbamos ibas ------ iba iban Ser- to be era éramos eras ------- era eran Ver- to see veía veíamos veías ------- veía veían El imperfecto
1) Yo hablaba 2) Ellos escribían 3) Ud. iba 4) Tú aprendías 5) Tocábamos 6) I was listening 7) Were you helping 8) She used to see 9) We used to want 10) They were telling I was talking/used to talk They were writing You used to go You were learning We used to play Escuchaba ¿Ayudabas? Veía Queríamos Decían El imperfecto
1) time 2) age 3) appearance 4) date 5) location 6) weather 7) physical conditions 8) repeated action 9) mental state The Angry Ants Drank Lemonade While Playing Rap Music Times to use the Imperfect:
Times to use the Imperfect: • 10) action occurred over time with no specific beginning or ending • 11) action was going on (imperfect) when something happened (preterite)
Todos los días (todos los veranos, todas las noches, etc.) Muchas veces A menudo Siempre Casi siempre Con frecuencia De vez en cuando A veces Everyday (Every summer, every night, etc.) Many times Often Always Almost always With frequency/ a lot Once in a while Sometimes Anything that shows it happened more than once! Words that often indicate to use the Imperfect:
1. It was snowing. 2. He was 10yrs. old. 3. She was tall and blonde. 4. We understood it(m). 5. They were at the beach. 6. I was ordering when he arrived. 7. We worked everyday. 8. It was June 11. 9. It was 4:30. 10. You were tired. Nevaba. Tenía diez años. Ella era alta y rubia. Lo comprendíamos. Estaban en la playa. Pedía cuando él llegó. Trabajábamos todos los días. Era el once de junio. Eran las cuatro y media. Estabas cansada.