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El Imperfecto (Imperfect)

El Imperfecto (Imperfect). The Other Past Tense. Regular –AR Conjugation. Conjugation formula: (infinitive – ending) + new ending -AR endings -aba -ábamos -abas -abais -aba -aban Example: descansar yo descans aba nosotros descans ábamos tú descans abas vosotros descans abais

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El Imperfecto (Imperfect)

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  1. El Imperfecto(Imperfect) The Other Past Tense

  2. Regular –AR Conjugation • Conjugation formula: • (infinitive – ending) + new ending • -AR endings • -aba -ábamos • -abas -abais • -aba -aban • Example: descansar • yo descansaba nosotros descansábamos • tú descansabas vosotros descansabais • él descansaba ellos descansaban

  3. Regular –ER & –IR Conjugation • Conjugation formula: • (infinitive – ending) + new ending • -ER & -IR endings • -ía -íamos • -ías -íais • -ía -ían • Example: tener • yo tenía nosotros teníamos • tú tenías vosotros teníais • él tenía ellos tenían

  4. Stem-Changing & Reflexive Verbs • Since the imperfect conjugation is created from the infinitive, stem-changing verbs DO NOT change when conjugated • Reflexive verbs act accordingly when conjugated and use the same pronouns as in the present/preterite

  5. DESCANSAR descansaba descansabas descansaba descansábamos descansabais descansaban MERENDAR (e→ie) merendaba merendabas merendaba merendábamos merendabais merendaban A Little Practice  -AR Verbs

  6. SUCEDER sucedía sucedías sucedía sucedíamos sucedíais sucedían PERDER (e→ie) perdía perdías perdía perdíamos perdíais perdían A Little Practice  -ER Verbs

  7. ASISTIR asistía asistías asistía asistíamos asistíais asistían HERIRSE me hería te herías se hería nos heríamos os heríais se herían A Little Practice  -IR Verbs

  8. Irregular Verb Conjugations • There are only 3 irregular conjations in the imperfect tense • ir • ser • ver • IR: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban • SER:era, eras, era, eramos, erais, eran • VER: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

  9. Use of the Imperfect Tense • Repetitive actions • Indefinite time period • Background information • Time • Weather • Age • Appearance • Feelings & Emotions • Beliefs

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