Imperfect Tense describes what you
used to do.
 It’s closely related to past tense, but
past tense is something that just
happened.
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For the verb lived:
She lived
She used to live
She was living
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You are indicating actions that were going
on at the time you are talking about.
Describe physical attributes of people you
are remembering.
Express attitudes and beliefs held at
sometime in the past.
How old someone was in the past
Describe past state of health
Set context for a past tense story.
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The imperfect verb tense has specific
verb endings that you use for each
subject.
When using this tense you first identify the
subject.
 Once you know the subject you can
then attach the appropriate ending to
the verb you are using. Make sure you
drop the original ar,er/ir verb ending first.
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aba
ábamos
abas
abais
aba
aban
aba
aban
aba
aban
ía
íamos
ías
íais
ía
ían
ía
ían
ía
ían
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An irregular verb is a verb that does not
stick to the normal conjugations. It
conjugates in some other way. Some
examples are ver, ser, and ir.
Original Verb (With Subject)
Conjugated Verb
Yo Bailar
Yo bailaba
Nosotros Cantar
Nosotros Cantábamos
Tu correr
Tu corrías
El estudiar
Ed estudiaba
Ella vivir
Ella vivía
Ser
era
ėramos
eras
erais
era
eran
era
eran
era
eran
Ver
veía
veiamos
veras
veíais
veia
veian
veia
veian
veia
veian
Ir
iba
íbamos
ibas
ibais
iba
iban
iba
iban
iba
iban
What is the correct ending for an ar verb
when using the subject yo?
A) aab
B) baa
C) aba
D) abb
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What is the correct conjugated verb for
the subject usted using the verb hablar?
A)Hablaban
B)Hablaba
C) Hablabas
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Nosotros _________ todos los dias.
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Yo __________ todos los días.
A) When talking about something you
used to do.
 B) When talking about the present.
 C) When talking about something you
want to happen.
 D) When talking about something that
will never happen.
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What is the correct conjugation using
the verb ir for the subject ella?
 A) era
 B) ibas
 C) eran
 D) iba
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A) At the beginning of the sentence,
always.
 B) At the end of the verb after
eliminating the original verb ending
 C) Before the conjugated verb.
 D) After the subject of the sentence.
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1) c
 2) B
 3) nadábamos
 4)comía
 5) A
 6) D
 7) B
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