Regular Verbs
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.7.1
Regular AR Verbs in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect tense is used to express what was happening, what used to happen or to give a description in the past. To form the imperfect with AR verbs, take off the 'ar' and add the imperfect endings. Here's the example with 'hablar':
Hablaba - I was talking, used to talk
Hablabas - you were talking, used to talk
Hablaba - she was talking, used to talk
Hablábamos - we were talking, used to talk
Hablabais - you were talking, used to talk
Hablaban - they were talking
Regular ER Verbs in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect tense is used to express what was happening, what used to happen or to give a description in the past. To form the imperfect with ER verbs, take off the 'er' and add the ‘ER & IR’ imperfect endings. Here's the example with 'beber':
Bebía - I was drinking, used to drink
Bebías - you were drinking, used to drink
Bebía - he was drinking, used to drink
Bebíamos - we were drinking, used to drink
Bebíais - you were drinking, used to drink
Bebían - they were drinking, used to drink
Regular IR Verbs in the Imperfect Tense
The imperfect tense is used to express what was happening, what used to happen or to give a description in the past. To form the imperfect with IR verbs, take off the 'ir' and add the ‘ER & IR’ imperfect endings. Here's the example with 'salir':
Salía - I was going out, used to go out
Salías - you were going out, used to go out
Salía - she was going out, used to go out
Salíamos - we were going out, used to go out
Salíais - you were going out, used to go out
Salían - they were going out, used to go out
Test yourself on Regular Verbs
How do you say 'we were talking' in Spanish?
¿Qué significa 'hablabas' en Inglés?
How do you say 'I was 20' in Spanish?
How do you say 'you were going out' in Spanish?
¿Qué significa 'salíamos' en Inglés?