YO –GO verbs are REGULARin the IMPERFECT!

MAKE GRAMMAR CARDS FOR EACH VERB

HACER =WAS DOING/MAKING or USED TO DO/MAKE IMPERFECT

Yo – hacía I was doing Nosotros – hacíamos we were doing

Tú – hacías you were doing

Vosotros – hacíais y’all were doing

Él he was doingElla –hacía she was doingUd. You were doing

Ellos they were doingEllas –hacían they(f) were doingUds. You all were doingDECIR = WAS SAYING/TELLING or USED TO SAY/TELL

IMPERFECTYo – decía I was saying

Nosotros – decíamos we were saying

Tú – decías you were saying

Vosotros – decíais y’all were saying

Él he was sayingElla –decía she was sayingUd. You were saying

Ellos they were sayingEllas –decían they(f) were sayingUds. You all were saying

TENER = HAD / USED TO HAVE IMPERFECT

Yo – tenía I had Nosotros – teníamos we hadTú – tenías you had Vosotros – teníais y’all hadÉl he hadElla –tenía she hadUd. You had

Ellos they hadEllas –tenían they(f) hadUds. You all had

PONER = PUT / USED TO PUT / WAS PUTTING IMPERFECT

Yo – ponía I was putting Nosotros – poníamos we were putting

Tú – ponías you were putting

Vosotros – poníais y’all were putting

Él he was puttingElla –ponía she was puttingUd. You were putting

Ellos they were puttingEllas –ponían they(f) were puttingUds. You all were putting

VENIR = WAS COMING / USED TO COME IMPERFECT

Yo – venía I was coming

Nosotros – veníamos we were coming

Tú – venías you were coming

Vosotros – veníais y’all were coming

Él he was comingElla –venía she was comingUd. You were coming

Ellos they were comingEllas –venían they(f) were comingUds. You all were coming

SALIR = WAS LEAVING/GOING OUT or USED TO LEAVE/GO OUT

IMPERFECTYo – salía I was leaving Nosotros – salíamos we were

leavingTú – salías you were leaving

Vosotros – salíais y’all were leaving

Él he was leavingElla –salía she was leavingUd. You were leaving

Ellos they were leavingEllas –salían they(f) were leavingUds. You all were leaving

OÍR = WAS HEARING / USED TO HEAR /HEARD IMPERFECT

Yo – oía I was hearing

Nosotros – oíamos we were hearing

Tú – oías you were hearing

Vosotros – oíais y’all were hearing

Él he was hearingElla –oía she was hearingUd. You were hearing

Ellos they were hearingEllas –oían they(f) were hearingUds. You all were hearing

TRAER = WAS BRINGING / USED TO BRING IMPERFECT

Yo –traía I was bringing Nosotros – traíamos we were bringing

Tú – traías you were bringing

Vosotros –traíais y’all were bringing

Él he was bringingElla –traía she was bringingUd. You were bringing

Ellos they were bringingEllas –traían they(f) were bringingUds. You all were bringing

Remember that we use the IMPERFECT to:

Describe what was happening when something else happened

Describe what used to happen on a regular basis in the past

Describe people or settings in the past (age, characteristics, weather, time, etc.)

DO NOT USE THE IMPERFECT TO DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC COMPLETED ACTION IN THE PAST!!

Práctica: (answer in notebook or dropbox)

Complete with the correct form of the verb in the IMPERFECT.

1.Cuando yo ____ (tener) cinco años, yo era muy tímida.2.Todos los días del año pasado, nosotros ____ (salir) de la escuela a las tres.3.Mi madre ____ (poner) la mesa cuando entré el comedor.4.Mis hermanos ____(hacer) la tarea cada noche cuando eran joven.5.Tú siempre____(decir) la verdad, ¿no?