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To describe activities that you and others used to do, to describe incomplete actions or conditions, and to describe an action that coincides with another action. Equivalent of three forms in English: I worked / used to work / was working.
Imperfect. Exceptions (ser, ir, ver)
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 |
Imperfect
What was happening | What used to happen | I was reading | He was tall |
He loved his family | It was 3:30 | What happened usually or repeatedly in the past. | Age and time in the past must be in imperfect. |
Verbs ending in: -ing or used to. were, was, etc. |
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Infinitivo | Preterito | Presento Progresivo | Imperfecto |
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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)
Preterit and Imperfect
Preterit Spanish | Preterit English | Imperfect Spanish | Imperfect English | |
Actions viewed as complete | To describe an ongoing past action with no references to it's beginning or end. Habitual - in progress, Age, Background, Ending in -Ing event in progress, Time | |||
Jim estacionó el autobús | Jim parked the bus | Jim conducía muy rápido en Bogotá | Maite was driving very fast in Madrid | |
Fueron a Madrid ayer | They went to Madrid yesterday | Jim esperaba en el garaje | Jim was waiting in the garage | |
Beginning or end of past action | To express habitual past actions | |||
La película empezó a las nueve | The movie started at nine o'clock | Cuando eran joven, jugaba al tenis | When I was young I used to play tennis | |
Ayer terminé el proyecto para la clase de química | Yesterday I finished the project for the chemistry class | Bob siempre revisaba su correo electrónico a las tres | Bob always checked his e-mail messages at three o'clock | |
To narrate a series of past actions | To describe mental, physical and emotional states or conditions | |||
Prendí la computadoras, leí mi correo electrónico y luego le escribí un mensaje a Marisol | I turned on the computer, read my email and wrote Marisol a message. | La chica quería descansar, Se sentía mal y tenía dolor de cabeza | The girl wanted to rest. She felt ill and had a headache | |
Jim paró el autobús, abrió la ventanilla y saludó a doña Mercedes | Jim stopped the bus, open the window, and greeted doña Mercedes | Ellos eran altos y tenían los ojos verdes | They were tall and they had green eyes | |
Estábamos felices de ver a la familia | We were happy to see the family |
Imperfect samples
Infinitive => | jugar (play) | hablar (speak) | querer (want) | tener (have) | amar (love) | |
Yo | jugaba | hablaba | quería | tenía | amaba | |
Tú | jugabas | hablabas | querías | tenías | amabas | |
Él, Ella, Usted | jugaba | hablaba | quería | tenía | amaba | |
Nosotros | jugábamos | hablábamos | queríamos | teníamos | amábamos | |
Vosotros | jugabais | hablabais | queríais | teníais | amabais | |
Ellos, Ellas, Uds |
jugaban | hablaban | querían | tenían | amaban |
¿Qué te pasó? - What happened to you?
¿Dónde vivías de niño? - Where did you live as a child?
Me torcí el tobillo. - I sprained my ankle.
Vivía en San José - I lived in San José