Transcript Imperfect of

Imperfect
of
-ar Verbs
2 past tenses
In Spanish, there are 2 simple past
tenses:
preterite
imperfect
Preterite
used for an action that started and
ended at a definite time in the past.
ejemplo: I went to the store. I ate a
sandwich.
Imperfect
used for a habitual or repeated action in
the past. Things that happened more
than once.
The exact time the action began and
ended is not important.
ejemplos
I used to go to the store.
Last year I was eating meat.
To use the imperfect...
Find the stem of the infinitive
(unconjugated verb) by dropping the
last two letters of the infinitive.
ejemplo
Hablar (infinitive)
Habl
(stem)
Next...
Put the correct imperfect ending based
upon the subject pronoun.
Imperfect -Ar Verb Endings
yo
hablaba
tú
hablabas
él/ella/Ud.
hablaba
nosotros
hablábamos
ellos/ellas/Uds.
hablaban
Don’t Forget!
Don’t forget to put the accent mark with
the nosotros ending!
nosotros
hablábamos
Common Words with
Imperfect
siempre (always)
a veces (sometimes)
de vez en cuando (from time to time)
con frecuencia (often)
a menudo (often)
todos los días (every day)
Checking for Understanding
How many past tenses
are there in Spanish?
What are the 2 Spanish
past tenses?
preterite
imperfect
How are preterite and imperfect
different?
Preterite - used for action that began
and ended at definite time in past
Imperfect - ongoing in past. When it
ended is not important.
With which subject pronoun
does the imperfect have an
accent mark?
nosotros
Conjugate the -ar verb in
parenthesis into the sentence
correctly using the imperfect
tense.
hablaba español con mis
Siempre yo ___________
amigos. (hablar)
Conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the
sentence correctly using the imperfect
tense.
jugabas
¿Tú ________________ el tenis?
(jugar)
Conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the
sentence correctly using the imperfect
tense.
caminábamos
A veces nosotros _______________
en la playa. (caminar)
Conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the
sentence correctly using the imperfect
tense.
cocinaba
De vez en cuando Ricardo _____________.
(cocinar)
Conjugate the verb in parenthesis into the
sentence correctly using the imperfect
tense.
viajaban
Mis padres _______________.
(viajar)
el fin
Hola,
I hope you and your students find this slideshow
about Imperfect Verbs to be helpful. If you have
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Maestra en Mississippi