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The imperfect tense in spanish is a special form of past tense used to describe repetitave things that HAD already happened like: - repeated actions
- time
- descriptions
- weather Example) She used to walk to school every friday.
Ella caminaba a la escuela todos los viernes.
For AR verb endings: (yo) - aba (nosotros) - ábamos
(tú) - abas (vosotros) - abais
(él, ella, usted) - aba (must clarify) (ellos, ellas, ustedes) - aban
For ER/IR verb endings: (yo) - ía (nosotros) - íamos (tú) - ías (vosotros) - íais (él, ella, usted) - ía (must clarify) (ellos, ellas, ustedes) - ían
There are only 3 irregular verbs for the imperfect tense: - ir (to go)
- ser (to be)
- ver (to see)
Ir: (yo) - iba (nosotros) - íbamos (tú) - ibas (vosotros) - ibais (él, ella, usted) - iba (must clarify) (ellos, ellas, ustedes) - iban
Ser: (yo) - era (nosotros) - éramos (tú) - eras (vosotros) - erais (él, ella, usted) - era (must clarify) (ellos, ellas, ustedes) - eran
Ver: (yo) - veía (nosotros) - veíamos (tú) - veías (vosotros) - veíais (él, ella, usted) - veía (must clarify) (ellos, ellas, ustedes) - veían
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The imperfect forms in Spanish are used to express ongoing or repeated actions in the past, as well as descriptions of past situations. They are formed by dropping the infinitive endings (-ar, -er, -ir) and adding the appropriate imperfect endings (-aba, -ía, -ía) to the verb stem.
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What is the imperfect form of the verb compartir?
compartíacompartíascompartíacompartíamoscompartíaiscompartíanthis is the proper way to conjugate compantir
What are the singular forms of haber?
The singular forms of "haber" in Spanish are "he" (I have), "has" (you have), and "ha" (he/she/it has).
What is the imperfect 'yo' form of the Spanish verb 'ser'?
Era is the imperfect yo ("I") form of the Spanish verb ser ("to be"). Without the subject pronoun, it may translate as "He was," "It was," "She was" or "You were" according to English contexts. The pronunciation will be "(yo) EY-ra" in Uruguayan Spanish.
In spanish how many irregular verbs are there in the imperfect tense?
In Spanish, there are three irregular verbs in the imperfect tense: ser, ir, and ver. These verbs have unique conjugations in the imperfect tense that do not follow the regular patterns of regular -ar, -er, or -ir verbs.
What is the imperfect tense sign?
The imperfect tense sign in Spanish is "-aba/-ía" for -ar verbs and "-ía" for -er and -ir verbs.
What is the imperfect form of the verb compartir?
compartíacompartíascompartíacompartíamoscompartíaiscompartíanthis is the proper way to conjugate compantir
How do you spell had in Spanish in imperfect form?
Tuvo
What are the singular forms of haber?
The singular forms of "haber" in Spanish are "he" (I have), "has" (you have), and "ha" (he/she/it has).
What are the two forms of past tense?
perfect and imperfect
What is the imperfect 'yo' form of the Spanish verb 'ser'?
Era is the imperfect yo ("I") form of the Spanish verb ser ("to be"). Without the subject pronoun, it may translate as "He was," "It was," "She was" or "You were" according to English contexts. The pronunciation will be "(yo) EY-ra" in Uruguayan Spanish.
What tense is was?
This is the imperfect tense. (verb)= present tense (verb)ed= perfect tense was (verb)ing= imperfect tense Perfect and imperfect are both forms of the past tense.
In spanish how many irregular verbs are there in the imperfect tense?
In Spanish, there are three irregular verbs in the imperfect tense: ser, ir, and ver. These verbs have unique conjugations in the imperfect tense that do not follow the regular patterns of regular -ar, -er, or -ir verbs.
What is the imperfect tense sign?
The imperfect tense sign in Spanish is "-aba/-ía" for -ar verbs and "-ía" for -er and -ir verbs.
How do you say 'humans are imperfect' in Spanish?
los humanos no son perfectos.
Can the imperfect tense in Spanish be narration in the past?
Yes, the imperfect tense in Spanish is commonly used for narrating past events, especially to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, provide background information, or set the scene in a story. It can create a sense of atmosphere or context for the main events of a narrative.
How do you say increase in Spanish?
Aumentado - participle, adjective. aumento - preterite aumentaba - imperfect
What does ya estuvo mean in Spanish?
I was. This is the imperfect tense of the temporary form of 'to be'.
