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Mastering El Imperfecto: Past Tense in Spanish

Learn the usage, conjugations, and irregular verbs of El Imperfecto, a past tense in Spanish. Practice forming sentences and discover how to talk about habitual, ongoing, and past actions.

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Mastering El Imperfecto: Past Tense in Spanish

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  1. El Imperfecto One of the past tenses

  2. El Imperfecto • The imperfect is one of the two PAST TENSES • The other is called the PRETERITE

  3. Usos • We use the imperfect to talk about past actions that: • We used to do (habitual actions) • We were doing (on-going actions) • We would do (in the past)

  4. AR Endings

  5. ER/IR Endings

  6. *Cuidado* • * Means that these forms are IDENTICAL, so you have to CLARIFY. • Since the yo form and él/ella/usted form are the same in the imperfect, please make sure you say “yo” if that’s what you mean.

  7. Irregulares • Good news! • There are only 3 irregular verbs in the entire tense! • No go verbs, no stem changers, just…

  8. Ir (to go)

  9. Ser (to be)

  10. Ver (to see)

  11. Práctica • I was singing. • We used to swim. • She was paying. • It was sunny. • They used to be friends. • You were seeing things.

  12. Práctica • I was singing. Yocantaba • We used to swim. Nadábamos • She was paying. Ella pagaba • It was sunny. Hacía sol • They used to be friends. Elloseran amigos • You were seeing things. Túveíascosas

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