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Revising Spanish grammar - imperfect tense - CCEAIrregular verbs

Use the imperfect tense to talk about repeated or continuous actions in the past. The imperfect is used when the past action doesn鈥檛 have a definite beginning and definite end.

Part of SpanishGrammar

Irregular verbs

There are only three in the in Spanish:

ir (to go)ser (to be)ver (to see)
(yo)ibaera惫别铆补
(迟煤)ibaseras惫别铆补s
(茅濒/别濒濒补/耻蝉迟别诲)ibaera惫别铆补
(nosotros/as)铆产补尘辞蝉茅谤补尘辞蝉惫别铆补mos
(vosotros/as)ibaiserais惫别铆补is
(ellos/ellas/ustedes)ibaneran惫别铆补n
(yo)
ir (to go)iba
ser (to be)era
ver (to see)惫别铆补
(迟煤)
ir (to go)ibas
ser (to be)eras
ver (to see)惫别铆补s
(茅濒/别濒濒补/耻蝉迟别诲)
ir (to go)iba
ser (to be)era
ver (to see)惫别铆补
(nosotros/as)
ir (to go)铆产补尘辞蝉
ser (to be)茅谤补尘辞蝉
ver (to see)惫别铆补mos
(vosotros/as)
ir (to go)ibais
ser (to be)erais
ver (to see)惫别铆补is
(ellos/ellas/ustedes)
ir (to go)iban
ser (to be)eran
ver (to see)惫别铆补n

The imperfect of hay (there is/there are) is 丑补产铆补 (there was/there were/there used to be). 贬补产铆补 is used frequently for describing things in the past, eg en mi pueblo 丑补产铆补 un restaurante (in my village, there used to be a restaurant).

Question

Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the imperfect tense.

Cuando yo _______________ (ser) m谩s peque帽o, _______________ (vivir - nosotros) en una casa grande en el campo. Mi madre _______________ (estar) contenta porque la casa _______________ (tener) un jard铆n muy hermoso. Lo peor _______________ (ser) que _______________ (compartir - yo) un dormitorio con mi hermano. Todos los d铆as _______________ (ir - nosotros) al parque y _______________ (ver - nosotros) a nuestros amigos.

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