El Imperfecto

Another way to talk about the past is with the imperfect tense. Cierto o Falso?

• Cierto
• Falso

Use the imperfect tense to talk about actions that happened right now.
Cierto o Falso?

• Cierto
• Falso

Use the imperfect tense to talk about actions that used to happen.
Cierto o Falso?

• Cierto
• Falso

Make sure to always include the subject pronoun to clarify who is doing the action. Cierto o Falso?

• Cierto
• Falso

Expressions such as
generalmente-generally,
por lo general- in general,
a menudo- often,
muchas veces- many times,
de vez en cuando- once in awhile
and todos los días- everyday
will not cue you to use the imperfect tense.  Cierto o Falso?

• Cierto
• Falso

What are the imperfect tense endings for Er verbs?

• aba,abas,aba,
  ábamos,aban
• ía,ías,
  ía,íamos,ían
• íe,íes,íe,
  íemos,íen
• a,as,a,
  amos,an

What are the imperfect tense endings for Ar verbs?

• aba,abas,aba,
  ábamos,aban
• ía,ías,ía,
  íamos,ían
• abo,abas,aba,
  ábamos,aban
• a,as,a,
  amos,an

What are the imperfect tense endings for Ir verbs?

• aba,abas,aba,
  ábamos,aban
• ía,ías,ía,
  íamos,ían
• íe,íes,íe,
  íemos,íen
• a,as,a,
  amos,an

Imperfect Tense Conjugation:
yo coleccionar- _________

• coleccionaba
• coleccionabas
• coleccionábamos
• coleccionaban

Imperfect Tense Conjugation:
tú coleccionar- _________

• coleccionaba
• coleccionabas
• coleccionábamos
• coleccionaban