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Reference Cards - Imperfect

Rules of imperfect endings

Infinitive => AR ER IR SER (to be) IR (to go) VER (to see)
Yo aba ía ía era iba veía
Tú abas ías ías eras ibas veías
Él, Ella, Usted aba ía ía era iba veía
             
Nosotros ábamos íamos íamos éramos íbamos veíamos
Vosotros abais íais íais erais ibais veíais

Ellos, Ellas, Uds

 aban ían ían eran iban veían

 

What was happening What used to happen I was reading He was tall
Background Habitual Verbs ending in: -ing or used to. were, was, etc. Age and time in the past must be in imperfect.
He was calling when It was 3:30 What happened usually or repeatedly in the past. Mental, Physical and emotional state

Imperfect of hay is había  (there was, there were, there used to be)