Ir - Imperfect

Spanish: KS3, topic 17.2.5

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

Iba - I was going, used to go

Ibas - you were going, used to go

Ibas - you were going, used to go

Iba - she was going, used to go

Iba - she was going, used to go

Íbamos - we were going, used to go

Íbamos - we were going, used to go

Ibais - you were going, used to go

Ibais - you were going, used to go

Iban - they were going, used to go

Iban - they were going, used to go

Test yourself on Ir - Imperfect

  • ¿Cómo diríais 'you (plural) were going' en español?

  • Emilia is reflecting on her past holiday traditions with her family. Which sentence best describes what they used to do?

  • Carlos talks about what his sister used to do every summer holiday. Pick the correct sentence from the ones below.

  • Pablo is describing what his neighbours did every Sunday when he was a child. What does he say?

  • Maria remembers her school days in primary school. How does she express what she and her friends used to do after class?

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