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The imperfect tense in Spanish
The Imperfect Tense – “used to _verb__” or “was __verb_ing” The imperfect helps us set scenes in the past, talk about ongoing or repeated actions in the past, and describe what people were generally like, what they used to feel, and what they used to like/dislike.
Write in the imperfect endings for your reference:
-AR verbs
yo tú él, ella Ud -
-ER/-IR verbs
nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas
Uds
-
yo tú él, ella
Ud. -
nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas
Uds
-
Write the correct verb forms in Spanish:
nadar (to swim)
bailar (to dance)
tener (to have) leer (to read)
vivir (to live) salir (to go out)
esquiar (to ski)
pasar la aspiradora (to vacuum) querer (to want)
They used to swim _________________ We used to go out ________________________ I used to dance ____________________ You (tú) used to want _____________________ We were skiing ____________________ I used to vacuum _________________________
He was playing ____________________ You (Uds) used to prefer ___________________ She used to read ____________________ They were playing _________________________ used dance _________________ Underline the verb in the first sentence (in the presentWe tense),
thento decide
whether
the verb is an –ER, -IR or
–AR verb + select the correct ending for it’s equivalent in the imperfect tense.
1. Vivo en España = I live in Spain  Viv_____ en Portugal = I was living in Portugal. 2. Como ensaladas y verduras porque soy vegetariano = I eat salads and vegetables because I am a vegetarian.  Cuando era pequeño, com_____ carne. = When I was small, I used to eat meat. 3. Leo periódicos. = I read newspapers.  Le______ novellas de niño. = I was reading novels as a child. Translate the following into Spanish. You may use a dictionary to help.
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a) I used to live in Spain (vivir = to live) _______________________________________
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b) She was working in a restaurant (trabajar = to work) ____________________________
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c) He was visiting Italy (visitar = to visit) ____________________________________
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d) They used to have a house in Spain. ___________________________________
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e) She used to sing in a choir (cantar = to sing) ( a choir = un coro) _______________________________
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f) I was living in Spain. _________________________________
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g) She used to eat meat. _________________________________
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h) We were reading novels. _________________________________ .
i) I used to visit my aunt. _________________________________
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j) I used to do the vacuuming. _________________________________
Building up complex sentences in the imperfect: Complex sentences need to answer the questions:
when? what? where? with whom? why?
Write the following in Spanish:
When: When I was 10 years old _______________________________________ What: I used to play soccer __________________________________________ Where: in the street ________________________________________________ With whom: with my brother __________________________________________ Why: because I used to have a lot of energy _______________________________________ Now write your own!: When: ______________________________________________ What: ______________________________________________ Where: _____________________________________________ With whom: _________________________________________ Why: _______________________________________________