The Imperfect Tense (Junior Cert Spanish): Flashcards
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3 types of past actions the imperfect describes
3 types of past actions the imperfect describes
Ongoing, repeated, habitual
Translation cues for using imperfect tense
Translation cues for using imperfect tense
Used to, was/were doing
Imperfect endings for regular -ar verbs
Imperfect endings for regular -ar verbs
-aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban
Imperfect endings for -er/-ir verbs
Imperfect endings for -er/-ir verbs
-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían
-er and -ir imperfect endings similarity
-er and -ir imperfect endings similarity
Exactly the same
Number of irregular verbs in imperfect
Number of irregular verbs in imperfect
Only 3
3 irregular verbs in imperfect tense
3 irregular verbs in imperfect tense
ir, ser, ver
I used to speak (hablar, yo form)
I used to speak (hablar, yo form)
hablaba
I used to eat (comer, yo form)
I used to eat (comer, yo form)
comía
I used to live (vivir, yo form)
I used to live (vivir, yo form)
vivía
I used to go (ir, yo form, irregular)
I used to go (ir, yo form, irregular)
iba
I was/used to be (ser, yo form, irregular)
I was/used to be (ser, yo form, irregular)
era
Time expressions signaling imperfect (3 examples)
Time expressions signaling imperfect (3 examples)
siempre, todos los días, cuando era niño/a
Imperfect vs preterite difference
Imperfect vs preterite difference
Imperfect=repeated/ongoing; Preterite=single/completed
I used to play tennis every day
I used to play tennis every day
Jugaba al tenis todos los días