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The Imperfect

The Imperfect. Notes #17 Standard and Objective. Standard: Students demonstrate an understanding of and interpret written and spoke language on a variety of topics.

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The Imperfect

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  1. The Imperfect

  2. Notes #17Standard and Objective • Standard: Students demonstrate an understanding of and interpret written and spoke language on a variety of topics. • Objective: Students will develop basic knowledge of the imperfect (past) tense using -ar, -ir, -er verbs to express ongoing past actions.

  3. The Imperfect • Use this tense when you talk about what people used to do in the past (continuous)

  4. -ábamos X -aban -aba -abas -aba To form the imperfect of -ar verbs, drop the -ar and substitute the following endings:

  5. hablaba hablabas hablaba hablábamos X hablaban Hablar in the Imperfect

  6. -ía -ías -ía -íamos X -ían To form the imperfect of -er/-ir verbs, drop the -er/-ir and substitute the following endings:

  7. comíamos X comían comía comías comía The conjugation of comer is:

  8. Only three verbs are irregular in the imperfect, ser, ir, and ver.

  9. era eras era éramos X eran ser- to be

  10. iba ibas iba íbamos X iban ir- to go

  11. veía veías veía veíamos X veían ver- to see

  12. Ellos ________________ (estudiar) los verbos. • La chica __________ (ir) a la escuela todos los días. • Los abuelos _____________ (tocar) la trompeta. • A veces, yo______________ (pedir) tacos de carne. • Tú ______________ (escuchar) la radio. • Cuando Paco ________ (ser) joven, siempre ____________ (jugar) al fútbol. • Nosotros _____________ (vivir) en Miami. • Yo ____________ (ver) a mi tía los sábados. estudiaban iba tocaban pedía escuchabas era jugaba vivíamos veía

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