The Imperfect… take notes somewhere

1. The Imperfect… take notes somewhere The imperfect tense is used to refer to actions in the past that occurred repeatedly. I used to walk every day. Yo caminaba todos los días.

2. The imperfect… continued The imperfect tense is also used to refer to actions in the past that occurred over an extended period of time. I used to eat hamburgers frequently. Yo comía hamburguesas frecuentemente.

3. More Imperfect The imperfect tense is also used to "set the stage" for an event that occurred in the past. We were coming home when we saw Juan. Veníamos a casa cuando vimos a Juan.

4. Keep writing this down Actions which are not physical, that is feelings and mental actions, usually use the imperfect tense. Felix was feeling sick. Felix estaba enfermo.

5. This is also good to write down. The imperfect is frequently associated with phrases that describe the frequency of past actions. A menudo = often A veces = sometimes Mucho = a lot Todo el tiempo = all the time Siempre = always Nunca = never

6. You NEED to write this down Regular forms of the imperfect are formed by adding the following endings to the stem of the verb: arer/ir Yo Habl-aba Viv-ía Tú Habl-abas Viv-ías Él(la)Habl-aba Viv-ía Nos.Habl-ábamos Viv-íamos Ust.Habl-aban Viv-ían Ellos(as)Habl-aban Viv-ían

7. One last thing you must know… Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect: SerVerIr Yo Era Veía Iba Tú Eras Veías Ibas Él(la) Era Veía Iba Nos. Éramos Veíamos Íbamos Ust. Eran Veían Iban Ellos(as) Eran Veían Iban