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When to Use Imperfect?
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Actions that were happening in the past: a story, description, in the past.
Also when describing, telling time, and telling age |
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-ar
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yo --> -aba
tú --> -abas el --> -aba nos --> -ábamos* ellos --> -aban *notice accent |
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Example of -ar imperfect verb.
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Bailar --> to dance
yo bailaba tú bailabas el bailaba nos bailábamos ellos bailaban |
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-er/-ir
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yo --> -ía
tú --> -ías el --> -ía nos --> -íamos ellos --> -ían *All have accents |
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Examples of -er/-ir verbs
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Vivir --> to live
yo vivía tú vivías el vivía nos vivíamos ellos vivían |
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Only three irregulars in imperfect
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Ser, Ver, Ir
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Ser
to be |
yo era
tú eras el era nos éramos* ellos eran *Notice Accent |
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Ver
to see |
yo veía
tú veías el veía nos veíamos ellos veían In other words: keep first two letters of "ver" and then conjugate just like you would any other -er/-ir verb in the imperfect |
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Ir
to go |
yo iba
tú ibas el iba nos íbamos* ellos iban *Notice accent In other words: Just keep first letter and conjugate it like you would any other -ar verb in the imperfect |
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Imperfect vs. Preterit
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Preterit:
stating what exactly happened at a specific moment Imperfect: describing what was happening at some unspecific time in the past In More Depth: https://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/1523578 |
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Example on when to use imperfect and when to use the preterit
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Anoche, yo bailaba con Juan cuando Allen llegó.
-->Last night, I was dancing with Juan, when Allen arrived Notice imperfect is used to describe something thats happening in the story. Used preterit at the end due to the fact that two imperfects can't occur within the same sentence |
