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Imperfect Tense
The imperfect tense is used to refer to actions that occurred repeatedly in the past, dates and times in the past, and descriptions in the past.
subject + verb stem + ending
Regular Verb Endings
Irregular Verbs
There are only three irregular verbs:
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Ser - to be
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Ver - to see
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Ir - to go
Example Sentences
When I was 5 years old.
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Cuando tenía cinco años.
I used to take a nap every day.
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Solía tomar una siesta todos los días.
He was very intelligent little boy.
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Era un niño muy inteligente.
Ser - To Be | Ver - To See | IR - To Go |
|---|---|---|
Era | Veía | Iba |
Eras | Veías | Ibas |
Era | Veía | Iba |
Éramos | Veíamos | Íbamos |
Erais | Veíais | Ibais |
Eran | Veían | Iban |
Verbs ending in -AR | Verbs ending in -ER and -IR |
|---|---|
aba | ía |
abas | ías |
aba | ía |
ábamos | Íamos |
abais | íais |
aban | ían |
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