1. T HE I MPERFECT ( A PAST TENSE ) …General…

2. K EY WORDS : ♥por lo general (generally) ♥siempre (always) ♥de vez en cuando (every once in a while) ♥cada día (everyday) ♥raras veces (rarely) ♥algunas veces( sometimes) ♥a menudo (often) ♥Cada semana (every week) ♥todos los días (every day) ♥a veces (sometimes) ♥frecuentemente (frequently) ♥mientras (while)

3. T HE IMPERFECT IS USED : To tell about habitual actions from the past, things you used to do To tell about on-going actions in the past – was/were –ing To tell about something that was happening for an extended, but non-specific amount of time To give background information when telling a story

4. . T O FORM THE IMPERFECT, TAKE OFF THE ENDING (- AR, - ER OR – IR ) AND ADD : -ar verbs-er and –ir verbs -aba-ábamos-ía-íamos -abas-abais-ías-íais -aba-aban-ía-ían

5. T HERE ARE ONLY THREE IRREGULAR VERBS IN THE IMPERFECT !!! Ir = to go ser = to bever = to see Ibaíbamos era éramosveíaveíamos Ibas ibais eras eraisveíasveíais Ibaiban era eranveíaveían

6. D O NOT STEM - CHANGE ANY VERBS IN THE IMPERFECT. If it is not ir, ser or ver, it is NOT irregular! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Muy fácil ♥♥♥♥♥♥