Spanish Grammar: Imperfect Past Tense with Regular [-IR] Verbs

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Spanish Grammar: Imperfect Past Tense with Regular [-IR] Verbs

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Spanish Grammar: Imperfect Regular [-IR] Verbs
la gramática española: verbos regulares [-ir] en el imperfecto

  • Expresses a variety of actions occurring in the past.
  • Properly frame a story and express ongoing or recurring actions.

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When speaking about the past in English, you choose which past tense to use depending on the context and the meaning you wish to convey. In Spanish sentences, you chose which past tense you use depending only on the meaning you wish to convey.

Here is how you conjugate [-IR] verbs in the imperfect (past) tense!

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  [-IR] Verbs: Imperfect Past Tense Endings
yo [-ía]
tú [-ías]
él/ella/usted [-ía]
nosotros(as) [-íamos]
vosotros(as) [-íais]
ellos/ellas/ustedes [-ían]

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Note how there are accent marks in every verb conjugation!

Here are some common [-IR] verbs conjugated in the imperfect past tense.

VIVIR : To live

Nosotros vivíamos aquí.
We used to live here.

ASISTIR : To attend

Yo asistía a la escuela aquí cuando era joven.
I used to attend school here when I was young.

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¿Quién asistía las reuniones?
Who used to attend the meetings?

¿Cómo vivía sin un móvil?
How did you live without a cell phone?

¿Cuándo asistía la clase de español?
When did you attend Spanish class?

¿Cuántos días le escribía?
How many days did you write him?

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