LAS SIETE COSAS PARA AMAR Y SABER DEL IMPERFECTO:

(THE SEVEN THINGS TO KNOW AND

LOVE ABOUT THE IMPERFECT TENSE)

1. the ABA'S and IA'S

2. there are only 3 irregular verbs: SER, VER & IR

3. accents on all the nosotros forms

4. was or were plus ing

5. used to or habitual in the past

6. telling age or time

7. descriptions, feelings, opinions

-AR VERBS

 

-ER & -IR VERBS

-aba

-ábamos

 

-ía

-íamos

-abas

 

 

-ías

*

-aba

-aban

 

-ía

-ían

 

SER

 

VER

era

éramos

 

veía

veíamos

eras

 

 

veías

 

era

eran

 

veía

veían

 

IR

iba

íbamos

ibas

 

iba

iban