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THE IMPERFECT TENSE

THE IMPERFECT TENSE. The Imperfect Tense:. Expresses action that took place repeatedly or customarily in the past Is often translated with the helping verb “was” or “were” Has a special set of verb endings. bam bas bat. bamus batis bant. The imperfect tense endings:.

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THE IMPERFECT TENSE

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  1. THE IMPERFECT TENSE

  2. The Imperfect Tense: • Expresses action that took place repeatedly or customarily in the past • Is often translated with the helping verb “was” or “were” • Has a special set of verb endings

  3. bam bas bat bamus batis bant The imperfect tense endings:

  4. Add the imperfect endings to an infinitive, minus the -re amare - re = ama + bam amabam= I was loving,I used to love, I kept loving, I began to love

  5. amabam amabas amabat amabamus amabatis amabant imperfect of amare

  6. tenebam tenebas tenebat tenebamus tenebatis tenebant imperfect of tenere

  7. dicebam dicebas dicebat dicebamus dicebatis dicebant imperfect of dicere

  8. The imperfect of fourth conjugation verbs and third “-io” verbs has an IE before the imperfect endings: Capiebam, faciebas, audiebat, veniebat, etc.

  9. saliebam saliebas saliebat saliebamus saliebatis saliebant imperfect of salire

  10. The imperfect tense of esse and posse is irregular!

  11. eram eras erat eramus eratis erant imperfect of esse

  12. poteram poteras poterat poteramus poteratis poterant imperfect of posse

  13. The imperfect of ire and its compounds have an “i” before the imperfect endings.

  14. ibam ibas ibat ibamus ibatis ibant Imperfect of ire

  15. exibam exibas exibat exibamus exibatis exibant Imperfect of exire

  16. FINIS

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