Irregular Verbs
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 16.7.2
Ser - To Be
'Ser' is one of the three verbs that are irregular in the imperfect tense. It has a completely irregular conjugation.
Era - I was, used to be
Eras - you were, used to be
Era - he/she was, used to be
Éramos - we were, used to be
Erais - you were, used to be
Eran - they were, used to be
Ir - To Go
'Ir' is one of the only three verbs that are irregular in the imperfect tense. It has a completely irregular conjugation.
Iba - I was going, used to go
Ibas - you were going, used to go
Iba - she was going, used to go
Íbamos - we were going, used to go
Ibais - you were going, used to go
Iban - they were going, used to go
Ver - To See
‘Ver’ is the third and final verb that is irregular in the imperfect tense. We add ‘e’ to the stem ‘v’ before the imperfect endings.
Veía - I was seeing, used to see
Veías - you were seeing, used to see
Veía - she was seeing, used to see
Veíamos - we were seeing, used to see
Veíais - you were seeing, used to see
Veían - they were seeing, used to see
Test yourself on Irregular Verbs
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