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Question

1. What are the AR endings in the imperfect tense?

2. What are the IR/ER endings in the imperfect tense?

3. What are the 5 uses of the imperfect?

4. What 3 verbs are irregular in the imperfect?

5. What is the conjugation of "Ir" in the imperfect?

Answer 1

Hi Sidney!



1. What are the AR endings in the imperfect tense?

ar

aba

abas

aba

ábamos

aban

2. What are the IR/ER endings in the imperfect tense?

ía

ías

ía

íamos

ían

3. What are the 5 uses of the imperfect?

a) descripción de personas, animals, cosas y ambientes del pasado.

b) expresar intención con la estructura querer +verbo en infinitivo

c) expresar hábito del pasado

d) expresar causa

e) expresar condición, característcas o sentimientos.

4. What 3 verbs are irregular in the imperfect?

ser, ir, ver

5. What is the conjugation of "Ir" in the imperfect?

ir: iba, ibas, iba íbamos, iban

Answer 2

1. AR endings: aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
2. IR/ER endings: ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
3. 5 uses of the imperfect:
4. tell someone's age
5. past habits or something that occurred regularly
6. past actions in progress
7. giving dates and times
8. conditions, characteristics, and feelings.
9. 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect: ir, ser, ver
10. Conjugation of "Ir" in the imperfect: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban