Exercises
There are only three verbs with irregular conjugations in the imperfect. No stem-changes, no spelling-changes, only these three:
Overview
once in a while | por un rato | for a while | todo el tiempo | -íamos | ||
vosotros | -abais | ser (to be) | |
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2. Actions that Set the Stage for other Actions
Example: El guitarrista (ser) muy guapo. -> era
Ambiguous Endings
so many timesThere are only two sets of endings for regular imperfect verbs, onefor -ar verbs and one for both -er and -ir verbs. Simply remove theinfinitive ending and add the correct imperfect ending depending on thesubject of the action.
The imperfect can generally translate to be what someone was doing or used to do. It sets the background knowledge or scenery for a story.
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era | éramos |
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1) Write the imperfect form for each verb in parenthesis to complete each sentence.
Useful Phrases that Trigger the Imperfect
Regular Imperfect Verb Endings
These are the activities that you did over and over for a long period of undetermined time.
[西班牙語] 陳說法(過去)未完成式In General...
- Generalmente, nosotros (ir) al cine los sábados.
- You (correr) mucho por el parque.
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-ar verbs Uses
Answers:
- íbamos
- íbamos
a veces sometimes generalmente usually siempre always algunas veces at times mientras while tantas veces
- Estaba durmiendo cuando el teléfono soñó. (I was sleeping when the telephone rang.)
- Estaba cociando la cena cuando entré la casa. (He was cooking dinner when I came in the house.)
3. Telling Time and Dates in the Past
- Era las tres de la tarde. (It was three o'clock in the afternoon.)
- Era el jueves, el 9 de mayo. (It was Thurday 翻譯公司 the 19th of May.) (網頁上漏了 de, 只作 9 Mayo)
4. Describing a Scene or Person in the Past
- La niña tenía 4 años. (The little girl was 4 years old.)
- Mi profesor era alto y tenía el pelo ondulado. (My professor was tall and had wavy hair.)
- El campo era bella. (The countryside was beautiful.)
- Hacía calor esa noche. (It was hot that night.)
ondulado adj. undulating, rolling5. Describing Mental/Emotional States or Desires in the Past
mudarse vr 1 (de casa) to move
- Sentía feliz con mi trabajo nuevo. (I was happy with my new job.)
- Quería mudarme a otro país. (I wanted to move to another country.)
a menudo often frecuentemente frequently rara vez
- Yo caminaba por el parque cada domingo. (I walked through the park every Sunday.)
- Mi abuela caminaba por el parque cada sábado. (My grandmother walked through the park every Saturday.)
- Yo tenía un perro. (I used to have a dog.)
- Mi vecino tenía un perro. (My neighbor used to have a dog.)
Irregular Imperfect
延長浏覽:
-er and -ir verbs yo -aba cada año every year mucho a lot todos los años every year casi nunca almost never por lo general generally todos los días everyday de vez en cuando The 1st person and 3rd person singular have the same conjugation endings.
Mi madre (vivir) en Londres. Mis hermanas (jugar) con sus muñecas cuando (ser) niñas. -ía nosotros -ábamos cada día every day muchas veces many times todas las semanas every week 1. Actions Repeated Habitually
ver (to see) corría salíamos Ibas, eras vivía pasabais escribía jugaban, eran tomaba terminaba
rarelyThe imperfect verb is interrupted by a preterit verb.
Irregular Conjugations
http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/100048/imperfectYo (tomar) café todas las mañanas. Usualmente 翻譯公司 la clase (terminar) a las nueve. Context and subject pronouns will indicate the subject if it is ambiguous.
2 (de ropa) to change one's clothesRegular Imperfect
ir (to go) Mis amigos y yo (salir) por el centro todas las semanas. The imperfect tense (el imperfecto) is one of the several past tenses in Spanish. It is used mainly to describe past habitual actions or to set the scene in the past. Below you will find when to use it as well as how to conjugate it for regular and irregular verbs.
-íais ustedes 翻譯公司 ellos, ellas -aban
[西班牙語] 曩昔式 vs 未完成式
UNESCO's World Heritage Site of Alcalá de Henares, Comunidad Autónoma, España. by Frank 2005.12.5iba iban
era eran -ías usted 翻譯公司 él, ella -aba
all the time
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