In this article, we are going to see how regular verbs in Spanish Imperfect tense are conjugated.
The Spanish Imperfect (
As you know, Spanish verbs are conjugated depending on their endings (-
Imperfect –Ar Verbs
You can form the Spanish Imperfect tense by removing –
| Cant | Habl | Bail |
| Cant Cant Cant Cant Cant Cant | Habl Habl Habl Habl Habl Habl | Bail Bail Bail Bail Bail Bail |
De niño yo cantaba en un grupo de música.
When I was a child, I used to sing in a music band.
Tú a veces hablabas alto en clase de historia.
You sometimes talked loud in History class.
Ella no bailaba ballet con su hermana.
She didn’t use to dance ballet with her sister.
Nosotros cantábamos en la ducha.
We used to sing in the shower.
Vosotros nunca hablabais con los empleados.
You never spoke with the employees.
Ellas bailaban felices en el festival.
They danced happily at the festival.
Exercise
Imperfect –Er and –Ir Verbs
The Spanish Imperfect endings for –
Let’s see some examples of regular –
| Com | Beb | Aprend |
| Com Com Com Com Com Com | Beb Beb Beb Beb Beb Beb | Aprend Aprend Aprend Aprend Aprend Aprend |
Yo no comía tomates porque no me gustaban.
I didn’t use to eat tomatoes because I didn’t like them.
Tú siempre bebías agua con limón.
You always drank lemon water.
Ella aprendía rápido de pequeña.
She used to learn fast when she was a child.
Nosotros nunca comíamos en restaurantes.
We never ate at restaurants.
Vosotros bebíais agua después del entrenamiento.
You used to drink water after the training.
Ellas aprendían con una buena profesora.
They used to learn with a good teacher.
Exercise
Here you have some examples of –
| Viv | Escrib | Abr |
| Viv Viv Viv Viv Viv Viv | Escrib Escrib Escrib Escrib Escrib Escrib | Abr Abr Abr Abr Abr Abr |
Yo no vivía en Londres cuando la conocí.
I wasn’t living in London when I met her.
Tú escribías con un bolígrafo verde.
You were writing with a green pen.
Ella abría el regalo de bodas.
She was opening the wedding present.
Nosotras vivíamos lejos de tu colegio.
We were living far from your school.
Vosotros no escribíais cartas a la abuela.
You didn’t use to write letters to grandma.
Ellos abrían la tienda a las nueve y media todos los días.
They used to open the store at half past nine every day.
Exercise
Exercises
This tense has some irregular verbs, but today we are going to practice only the forms of regular verbs in Spanish Imperfect tense.