Becca Ross What is Imperfect Tense Imperfect Tense describes what you used to do Its closely related to past tense but past tense is something that just happened There are three Equivalents in English ID: 313186
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Imperfect Tense
Becca
RossSlide2
What is Imperfect Tense?
Imperfect Tense describes what you used to do.
It’s closely related to past tense, but past tense is something that just happened. Slide3
There are three Equivalents in English.
For the verb lived:
She lived
She used to live
She was livingSlide4
You use this tense when…
You are indicating actions that were going on at the time you are talking about.
Describe physical attributes of people you are remembering.
Express attitudes and beliefs held at sometime in the past.
How old someone was in the past
Describe past state of health
Set context for a past tense story.Slide5
How do you use this tense?
The imperfect verb tense has specific verb endings that you use for each subject.
When using this tense you first identify the subject.
Once you know the subject you can then attach the appropriate ending to the verb you are using. Make sure you drop the original
ar,er
/
ir
verb ending first.Slide6
The
Ar
Verb Endings
aba
ábamos
abas
abais
aba
aban
aba
aban
aba
abanSlide7
Er
/
Ir
Endings
ía
í
amos
í
as
í
ais
í
a
í
an
í
a
í
an
í
a
í
anSlide8
Watch Out! There are irregular forms.
An irregular verb is a verb that does not stick to the normal conjugations. It conjugates in some other way. Some examples are
ver
,
ser
, and
ir.
Slide9
Here are a few examples:
Original
Verb (With Subject)
Conjugated Verb
Yo
Bailar
Yo
bailaba
Nosotros
Cantar
Nosotros
Cant
á
bamos
Tu
correr
Tu
corr
í
as
El
estudiar
Ed
estudiaba
Ella
vivir
Ella
viv
í
aSlide10
Irregular Forms
Ser
era
ėramos
eras
erais
era
eran
era
eran
era
eranSlide11
Irregular Forms…
veía
veiamos
veras
veíais
veia
veian
veia
veian
veia
veian
VerSlide12
Another Irregular Form
iba
íbamos
ibas
ibais
iba
iban
iba
iban
iba
iban
IrSlide13
Try it on your own Now. Question 1
)(Please Write down all of your answers)
What is the correct ending for an
ar
verb when using the subject
yo
?
aab
baa
aba
abbSlide14
Question 2)
What is the correct conjugated verb for the subject
usted
using the verb
hablar
?
A)
Hablaban
B)
Hablaba
C)
HablabasSlide15
3) Complete the Sentence Using the Verb
nadar
.
Nosotros
_________
todos
los dias. Slide16
4) Complete the Sentence Using the Verb comer.
Yo
__________
todos
los
días
. Slide17
5) When do you use this tense?
A) When talking about something you used to do.
B) When talking about the present.
C) When talking about something you want to happen.
D) When talking about something that will never happen. Slide18
6) Choose the Correct Answer
What is the correct conjugation using the verb
ir
for the subject
ella
?
A) era
B)
ibas
C)
eran
D)
ibaSlide19
7) Where do you place this verb ending?
A) At the beginning of the sentence, always.
B) At the end of the verb after eliminating the original verb ending
C) Before the conjugated verb.
D) After the subject of the sentence.Slide20
Answer Key (:
1) c
2) B
3)
nadábamos
4)
comía
5) A
6) D
7) B