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Use the imperfect tense to talk about actions thathappened regularly. In English you often say “used to”or “would” to express this idea.
Todos los meses, mi escuela organizaba una carrera.Nuestro equipo nunca perdía.
El imperfecto
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Verbos RegularesVerbos Regulares-AR
Grupo ABA-ER
Grupos ÍA-IR
Grupos ÍA
Yo hablabaTú hablabasUsted El/Ella hablabaNosotros hablábamosVosotros hablabaisUstedes/Ellos/Ellas hablaban
Yo bebíaTú bebíasUstedEl/Ella bebíaNosotros bebíamosVosotros bebíaisUstedes/Ellos/Ellas bebían
Yo vivíaTú vivíasUstedEl/Ella vivíaNosotros vivíamosVosotros vivíaisUstedes/Ellos/Ellas vivían
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Verbos IrregularesVerbos IrregularesIR
SER
VER
Yo ibaTú ibasUsted El/Ella ibaNosotros íbamosVosotros ibaisUstedes/Ellos/Ellas iban
Yo eraTú erasUstedEl/Ella eraNosotros éramosVosotros eraisUstedes/Ellos/Ellas eran
Yo veíaTú veíasUstedEl/Ella veíaNosotros veíamosVosotros veíaisUstedes/Ellos/Ellas veían
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• Stem-changing verbs do not have a stem change in the imperfect.
Quería participar en el campeonato pero no me sentía bien.
The verbs ir, ser, and ver are the only irregular verbs in the imperfect.Here are their forms:
El imperfecto
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• The imperfect form of hay is había (“there was / were, there used to be”).
Generalmente, no había muchos participantes en el campeonato.
El imperfecto
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You have learned to use the imperfect to describe something that used to take place regularly. You also use the imperfect
• to describe people, places, and situations in the past.
Hacía mucho calor. El estadio estaba lleno. Los espectadores gritaban.
Usos del imperfecto
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You have learned to use the imperfect to describe something that used to take place regularly. You also use the imperfect
• to talk about a past action that was continuous or that kept happening.
Los atletas se entrenaban en el gimnasio.
Usos del imperfecto
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You have learned to use the imperfect to describe something that used to take place regularly. You also use the imperfect
• to describe the date, time, age, and weather in the past.
Era el 5 de noviembre. Eran las seis de la mañana pero ya hacía calor.
Usos del imperfecto