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Regular
Imperfect Indicative Tense Verbs
Spanish
infinitives are conjugated by dropping the
ending (-ar, -er, -ir) and adding a new
ending, thus creating a new word. The ending identifies 1) the tense
- when the action of the verb is taking place;
and 2) the person - who is
performing the action of the verb. see
more on verb conjugation here
The following charts show the verb
“endings” for all regular verbs in the Imperfect
Indicative Tense. There are only
3 irregular verbs in this tense. All
others are regular verbs.
Remember:
the verb chart is only a tool to use
while one is learning the language.
In other words, one must eventually
forget the verb chart and it must become
second nature.
Examples:
Yo hablaba.
I used to speak. I spoke. I was
speaking.
Yo hablaba enfrente de la clase el
viernes.
I
spoke in front of the class on Fridays.
Regular
–ar verbs
For
list of regular verbs ending in -ar click here
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ABA
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ÁBAMOS
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ABAS
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ABAIS |
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ABA
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ABAN
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Regular
–er verbs
For
list of regular verbs ending in -er click here
Regular
–ir verbs
For
list of regular verbs ending in -ir click here
The Imperfect Indicative is a past
tense. It
is used to talk about ongoing past actions,
habitual actions in the past, and lasting
personal qualities or conditions.
It is used when talking about what time
it was in the past, moods/feelings/and emotions
in the past, someone’s age in the past, etc
The Imperfect Indicative is a past tense.
It is used to talk about ongoing past
actions, habitual actions in the past, and
lasting personal qualities or conditions.
It is used when talking about what time
it was in the past, moods/feelings/and emotions
in the past, someone’s age in the past, etc
(For
additional information about the uses of the
Imperfect Indicative tense see Imperfect Indicative vs Preterite Form V204)
©
2003 SpanishClassOnline.com
(Form V203)
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