Irregular Verbs - Ir & Ver
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 8.3.3
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 - he/she was going, used to go / you were going, used to go (formal)
Íbamos - we were going, used to go
Ibais - you were going, used to go (plural)
Iban - they were going, used to go / you were going, used to go (plural formal)
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. 'Ver' can mean 'to watch' or 'to see'.
Veía - I was seeing, used to see
Veías - you were seeing, used to see
Veía - he/she was seeing, used to see / you were seeing, used to see (formal)
Veíamos - we were seeing, used to see
Veíais - you were seeing, used to see (plural)
Veían - they were seeing, used to see / you were seeing, used to see (formal plural)
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¿Cómo diríais 'you (plural) were going' en español?
¿Qué significa 'veíais' en Inglés?
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