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Page 1: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

SEÑORA KIMBALL

El Imperfecto

Page 2: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

When do I use the imperfect tense?

  We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past.

Page 3: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Imperfect tense

Good news….Almost all verbs are REGULAR!There are only 2 conjugational endings that

you will need to learn: -regular –ar endings -regular –er/-ir endings (are the same)

Page 4: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Huh? I thought the preterite was the past…

Yes, this is true! However, the imperfect speaks of actions in the past that…

1.) Used to happen

Mirábamos dibujos animados los sábados.

We used to watch cartoons on Saturday.

Page 5: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

2.) What happened repeatedly  Cada domingo asistía la iglesia. Every Sunday I attended church.

Page 6: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

3.) What was going on when something else happened.

Estudiaba cuando sonó el teléfono. I was studying when the phone rang.

Page 7: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

….

4.) Physical descriptions

Era un hombre alto, moreno y guapo. He was a tall, dark and handsome man.

Page 8: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

5.) Personality descriptions

Ella era una persona simpática. She was a nice person.

Page 9: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

6.) To tell time

Eran las dos de la tarde. It was two o’clock in the afternoon.

Page 10: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

7.) Actions that happened at the same time

Limpiaba la casa mientras escuchaba la radio.

I was cleaning the house while I listened to the radio.

Page 11: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

8.) Age

Los chicos tenían diez años. The boys were ten years old.

Page 12: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

To make it easier just remember WATCHED

WeatherAge (and all other tener expressions)

Telling TimeContinuous ActionsHabitual ActionsEmotionsDescriptions (background)

Page 13: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

How do I conjugate?

Well, remember that there are only 2!!

-regular –ar endings -regular –er/-ir endings (are the same)

Page 14: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Imperfect Conjugationregular –ar endings

YoYo

-aba-aba

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

-ábamos-ábamos

TúTú

-abas-abas

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

-abais-abais

ÉlÉl

Ella Ella -aba-aba

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

Ellas Ellas -aban-aban

UstedesUstedes

Page 15: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

dar = to givedar = to give

YoYo

dabadaba

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú Vosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 16: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

dar = to givedar = to give

YoYo

dabadaba

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

dabasdabas

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 17: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

dar = to givedar = to give

YoYo

dabadaba

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

dabasdabas

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

Él Él dabadaba

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 18: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

dar = to givedar = to give

YoYo

dabadaba

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

ddáábamosbamos

TúTú

dabasdabas

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

Él Él

Ella dabaElla daba

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 19: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

dar = to givedar = to givedar = to givedar = to giveYoYo

dabadaba

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

ddáábamosbamos

TúTú

dabasdabas

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

dabaisdabais

Él Él

Ella dabaElla daba

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 20: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

dar = to givedar = to give

YoYo

dabadaba

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

ddáábamosbamos

TúTú

dabasdabas

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

dabaisdabais

Él Él

Ella dabaElla daba

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

Ellas Ellas dabandaban

UstedesUstedes

Page 21: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Imperfect ConjugationImperfect Conjugationregular –er/-ir endingsregular –er/-ir endings

YoYo

-ía-ía

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

-íamos-íamos

TúTú

-ías-ías

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

-íais-íais

ÉlÉl

Ella Ella -ía-ía

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

Ellas Ellas -ían-ían

UstedesUstedes

Page 22: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ìNo te olvides sus acentos!

Page 23: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

vivir = to livevivir = to live

YoYo

vivíavivía

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú Vosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 24: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

vivir = to livevivir = to live

YoYo

vivíavivía

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

vivíasvivías

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 25: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

vivir = to livevivir = to live

YoYo

vivíavivía

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

vivíasvivías

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

Él Él vivíavivía

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 26: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

vivir = to livevivir = to live

YoYo

vivíavivía

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

vivíamosvivíamos

TúTú

vivíasvivías

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

Él Él

Ella vivíaElla vivía

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 27: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

vivir = to livevivir = to livevivir = to livevivir = to liveYoYo

vivíavivía

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

vivíamosvivíamos

TúTú

vivíasvivías

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

vivíaisvivíais

Él Él

Ella vivíaElla vivía

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 28: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

vivir = to livevivir = to live

YoYo

vivíavivía

Nosotros/asNosotros/as

VivíamosVivíamos

TúTú

vivíasvivías

Vosotros/asVosotros/as

vivíaisvivíais

Él Él

Ella vivíaElla vivía

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

Ellas Ellas vivíanvivían

UstedesUstedes

Page 29: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Are there irregulars? ìPor supuesto!

There are only 3 irregulars! SerIr Ver

Page 30: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Ser = to be

YoYo

eraeraNosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú Vosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 31: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Ser = to beSer = to be

YoYo

eraeraNosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

eraserasVosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 32: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Ser = to be Ser = to be

YoYo

eraeraNosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

eraserasVosotros/asVosotros/as

Él Él eraera

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 33: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Ser = to be Ser = to be

YoYo

eraeraNosotros/asNosotros/as

ééramosramos

TúTú

eraserasVosotros/asVosotros/as

Él eraÉl era

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 34: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Ser = to be Ser = to be

YoYo

eraeraNosotros/asNosotros/as

éramoséramos

TúTú

eraserasVosotros/asVosotros/as

eraiserais

Él eraÉl era

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 35: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Ser = to be Ser = to be

YoYo

eraeraNosotros/asNosotros/as

éramoséramos

TúTú

eraserasVosotros/asVosotros/as

eraiserais

Él eraÉl era

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

Ellos Ellos eraneran

Ellas Ellas

UstedesUstedes

Page 36: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Ver = to see

Imperfect irregular

Page 37: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ver = to see

YoYo

veíaveíaNosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú Vosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 38: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ver = to seever = to see

YoYo

veíaveíaNosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

veíasveíasVosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 39: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ver = to see ver = to see

YoYo

veíaveíaNosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

veíasveíasVosotros/asVosotros/as

Él Él veíaveía

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 40: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ver = to see ver = to see

YoYo

veíaveíaNosotros/asNosotros/as

VeíamosVeíamos

TúTú

veíasveíasVosotros/asVosotros/as

Él veíaÉl veía

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 41: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ver = to see ver = to see

YoYo

veíaveíaNosotros/asNosotros/as

veíamosveíamos

TúTú

VeíasVeíasVosotros/asVosotros/as

veíaisveíais

Él veíaÉl veía

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 42: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ver = to see ver = to see

YoYo

VeíaVeíaNosotros/asNosotros/as

veíamosveíamos

TúTú

veíasveíasVosotros/asVosotros/as

veíaisveíais

Él veíaÉl veía

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

Ellos Ellos veíanveían

Ellas Ellas

UstedesUstedes

Page 43: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

Ir = to go

Irregular imperfect

Page 44: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ir = to go

YoYo

ibaibaNosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú Vosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 45: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ir = to goir = to go

YoYo

ibaibaNosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

ibasibasVosotros/asVosotros/as

ÉlÉl

EllaElla

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 46: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ir = to go ir = to go

YoYo

ibaibaNosotros/asNosotros/as

TúTú

ibasibasVosotros/asVosotros/as

Él Él ibaiba

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 47: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ir = to go ir = to go

YoYo

ibaibaNosotros/asNosotros/as

íbamosíbamos

TúTú

ibasibasVosotros/asVosotros/as

Él ibaÉl iba

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 48: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ir = to go ir = to go

YoYo

ibaibaNosotros/asNosotros/as

íbamosíbamos

TúTú

ibasibasVosotros/asVosotros/as

ibaisibais

Él ibaÉl iba

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

EllosEllos

EllasEllas

UstedesUstedes

Page 49: SEÑORA KIMBALL El Imperfecto. When do I use the imperfect tense? We use the imperfect to talk about actions that occurred in the past

ir = to go ir = to go

YoYo

ibaibaNosotros/asNosotros/as

íbamosíbamos

TúTú

ibasibasVosotros/asVosotros/as

ibaisibais

Él ibaÉl iba

Ella Ella

UstedUsted

Ellos Ellos ibaniban

Ellas Ellas

UstedesUstedes