Imperfect -er and -ir endings
Ìa Ìas Ìa Ìamos Ìan
Imperfect -ar endings
Aba Abas Aba Àbamos Aban
Preterit categories
Single action Specific time frame Interruption Series of actions Specific date Single action verbs Ending of a story "Yesterday"
Imperfect categories
Telling time and dates Weather descriptions Simultaneous (ongoing) actions Habitual/repetitive descriptions Describing age Emotions/conditions "Nunca" "Muy a menudo" "Siempre"
Imperfect irregular “ver”
Veìa Veìas Veìa Veìamos Vian
Imperfect irregular “ser”
Era Eras Era Èramos Eran
Imperfect irregular “ir”
Iba Ibas Iba Ìbamos Iban
Always
Siempre
Each year
Cado año
Summer
Verano
Occasionally
De vez en cuando
While
Mientras
Frequently
Frecuentemente
Often
A menudo
Sometimes
A veces
When I was younger
Cuando ere joven
Suddenly
De repente
Ago
Hace
We went to church on Easter.
Imperfect
We went to church last Easter.
Preterit
It was one o clock.
Imperfect
The program started at one o clock.
Preterit. Specific timeframe or event
The weather was awful.
Imperfect
The weather turned awful
Preterit