1. El Imperfecto One of the past tenses

2. El Imperfecto  The imperfect is one of the two PAST TENSES  The other is called the PRETERITE

3. Usos  We use the imperfect to talk about past actions that:  We used to do (habitual actions)  We were doing (on-going actions)  We would do (in the past)

4. AR Endings abaábamos abasabais abaaban

5. ER/IR Endings íaíamos íasíais íaían

6. *Cuidado*  * Means that these forms are IDENTICAL, so you have to CLARIFY.  Since the yo form and él/ella/usted form are the same in the imperfect, please make sure you say “yo” if that’s what you mean.

7. Irregulares  Good news!  There are only 3 irregular verbs in the entire tense!  No go verbs, no stem changers, just…

8. Ir (to go) Ibaíbamos ibasibais ibaiban

9. Ser (to be) eraéramos eraserais eraeran

10. Ver (to see) veíaveíamos veíasveíais veíaveían

11. Práctica  I was singing.  We used to swim.  She was paying.  It was sunny.  They used to be friends.  You were seeing things.

12. Práctica  I was singing.Yo cantaba  We used to swim.Nadábamos  She was paying.Ella pagaba  It was sunny.Hacía sol  They used to be friends.Ellos eran amigos  You were seeing things.Tú veías cosas