imperfecto

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Verb Conjugation #3

for a key to the boxes below, refer to the Pronouns Page

For rules on contrasting the preterite and imperfect past tenses (for second semester of Beginning Spanish and above) click this link. For conjugations of the preterite tense, click this link.

Imperfect Tense (Preterite Imperfect indicative)

AR verbs (regular) HABLAR
hablaba hablabas hablaba
hablábamos hablabais (hablaban) hablaban

 

ER verbs (regular) COMER
comía comías comía
comíamos comíais (comían) comían

 

IR verbs (regular) ESCRIBIR (same as ER)
escribía escribías escribía
escribíamos escribíais (escribían) escribían

 

SER
era eras era
éramos erais (eran) eran

 

IR
iba ibas iba
íbamos ibais (iban) iban

 

VER (up to four vowels in a row!)
veía veías veía
veíamos veíais (veían) veían

No stem changes, no other irregulars. Don't invent new irregulars.

For rules on contrasting the preterite and imperfect past tenses (for second semester of Beginning Spanish and above) click this link. For conjugations of the preterite tense, click this link.