What are the AR verb endings for the imperfect?
To form the imperfect tense of -ar verbs, take off the -ar ending and add the endings: -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban. To form the imperfect tense of -er and -ir verbs, take off the -er and -ir endings and add the endings: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. ser, ir and ver are irregular in the imperfect.
How do you use the imperfect tense in Spanish?
The imperfect tense is used: to describe repeated or continuous actions in the past. to describe what something or someone was like in the past….For example:
- Hacía sol/calor (It was sunny/hot)
- Estaba frío/nublado, etc (It was cold/cloudy, etc)
- Nevaba (It was snowing)
- Llovía (it was raining)
What are the 5 AR verb endings?
-Ar verbs have six endings: o, as, a, amos, áis, an. To conjugate the verb, we remove the -ar and add our endings: ‘Hablar’ becomes ‘habl-.
What are the irregular imperfect verbs in Spanish?
There are three irregular verbs in the imperfect.
- Ir. Yo iba. Tú ibas. Él/ella/usted iba. Nosotros/as íbamos. Vosotros/as ibais. Ellos/ellas/ustedes iban.
- Ser. Yo era. Tú eras. Él/ella/usted era. Nosotros/as éramos. Vosotros/as erais.
- Ver. Yo veía. Tú veías. Él/ella/usted veía. Nosotros/as veíamos. Vosotros/as veíais.
What is imperfect verb tense?
To describe a past action or state which is incomplete, we use an imperfect tense. This tense indicates an action which has gone on over a period time or has happened frequently. It is translated into English by ‘was/were’ + ‘-ing’ or ‘used to’.
What are imperfect regular verbs?
To conjugate a regular verb in the imperfect tense in Spanish, simply remove the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, or -ir) and add the imperfect ending that matches the subject….Regular Imperfect Verb Endings.
| Subject | -ar Verbs | -er and -ir Verbs |
|---|---|---|
| nosotros | -ábamos | -íamos |
| vosotros | -abais | -íais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | -aban | -ían |
What are perfect and imperfect verbs?
Past tense (perfect) This kind of past tense is called a perfect tense. It is used to describe an action in the past which is completed. To describe a past action or state which is incomplete, we use an imperfect tense. This tense indicates an action which has gone on over a period time or has happened frequently.