Exploring Imperfect Tense in Spanish Verbs

Exploring Imperfect Tense in Spanish Verbs

Learning Objective

Understand the conjugation of -AR, -ER, and -IR ending verbs in the imperfect tense in Spanish.

What do you already know about Spanish verb conjugation?

-AR Ending Verbs 

Example: Verb Hablar (to talk)

                  hablaba                                                  hablábamos

                  hablabas

                  hablaba                                                  hablaban

-ER Ending Verbs

Example: Verb comer (to eat)

                               comía                          comíamos 

                               comías 

                               comía                          comían

 

-IR Ending Verbs

Example: Verb vivir (to live)

            vivía                                                                       vivíamos 

            vivías

            vivía                                                                        vivían

Irregular Verbs

Ser (era, eras, era, éramos, eran) 

 Ir (iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban)

Ver (Veía, Veías, Veía, Veíamos, Veían)

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