El Imperfecto - Commack School District
Use - Refers to:
1. actions in the past that took place repeatedly or over an extended period of time.
2. emotional state
3. physical state/appearance
4. clock time
5. weather
6. age
7. wishes and desires
8. “could” and “would” in the past
9. “-ing” in the past
10. “going to…” in the past
Ejemplo – Él iba a cantar
He was going to sing.
11. “Había” – there was/there were
“hay” in the present tense from the verb “haber”
ar hablar er & ir comer vivir
yo aba hablaba ía comía vivía
tú abas hablabas ías comías vivías
él aba ía
ella aba hablaba ía comía vivía
usted aba ía
nosotros ábamos hablábamos íamos comíamos vivíamos
ellos aban ían
ellas aban hablaban ían comían vivían
ustedes aban ían
The imperfect implies the meaning “used to” or “was”
Elena corría cada día. Elena used to run every day.
El hombre era muy alto. The man was very tall.
Me bañaba cuando el teléfono sonó. I was bathing when the telephone rang.
¿Qué hacías cuando te llamé? What were you doing when I called you?
There are only 3 irregular verbs in the Imperfect.
ver ir ser
veía iba era
veías ibas eras
veía iba era
veíamos íbamos éramos
veían iban eran
“Trigger” Phrases
a menudo often
a veces sometimes
cada … día/año/mes/semana every day/year/month/week
de vez en cuando from time to time
muchas veces many times
generalmente generally
todas las semanas every week
todo el día all day long
todo el tiempo all the time
varias veces several times
siempre always
frecuentemente frequently
por un rato for a while
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CHEATED WING
Characteristics/descriptions
Health
Emotions
Age
Time
Endless (repeated) activities
Date
Weather
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