Regular Verbs (1/2)
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 8.3.1
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. There are two different sets of endings to form the imperfect tense: one set for AR verbs and a common set to form the ER and IR verbs imperfect tense. To form the imperfect with AR verbs, take off the 'ar' and add the imperfect endings. Here is the example with 'hablar':
Hablaba - I was talking, used to talk
Hablabas - you were talking, used to talk
Hablaba - he/she was talking, used to talk / you were talking, used to talk (formal)
Hablábamos - we were talking, used to talk
Hablabais - you were talking, used to talk (plural)
Hablaban - they were talking / you were talking (formal plural)
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. There are two different sets of endings to form the imperfect tense: one set for AR verbs and a common set to form the ER and IR verbs imperfect tense. To form the imperfect with ER verbs, you take off the 'er' and add the ‘ER & IR’ imperfect endings. Here is 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
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