Conjugating Regular Imperfect Verbs Focusing on a period
Conjugating Regular Imperfect Verbs: Focusing on a period of time in the past
Review: steps to conjugating (2 steps) 1. Find the stem of the verb 2. Add the correct *ending for each subject. *Note: in Spanish, each subject has a specific ending for verbs, called a subject ending, of course.
Finding the stem • We find the stem by removing the –ar, –er, or –ir endings for the verb. Examples: Verb hablar correr vivir Stem hablcorrviv-
Subject endings • The endings assigned to each subject will depend on the tense of the verb and whether the verb has an –ar, –er, or –ir ending. • Let’s look at the endings for the –ar verbs first.
Endings for –ar verbs Subject Ending Yo -aba Tú -abas él/ella/usted -aba Nosotros -ábamos Vosotros -abais ellos/ellas/ustedes -aban
Endings for –er and –ir verbs Subject Ending Yo -ía Tú -ías él/ella/usted -ía Nosotros -íamos Vosotros -íais ellos/ellas/ustedes -ían
Examples of conjugating Hablar (to speak) 1. The stem for hablar is “habl-” 2. Then we add the correct subject ending. Let’s use the subject “yo” as an example. The –ar ending for “yo” is –aba. We then add to the stem habl- to get: Yo habl aba. (“I was speaking. ” Or “I used to speak. ”)
Examples of conjugating Correr (to run) 1. The stem for correr is “corr-” 2. Then we add the correct subject ending. Let’s use the subject “tú” as an example. The –er ending for “tú” is – ías. We then add to the stem corr- to get: Tú corr ías. (“You used to run. ” or “You were running. ”)
Examples of conjugating Vivir (to live) 1. The stem for vivir is “viv-” 2. Then we add the correct subject ending. Let’s use the subject “ellos” as an example. The –ir ending for “ellos” is –ían. We then add to the stem viv- to get: Ellos viv ían. (“They used to live. ” or “They were living. ”)
Three irregular imperfect verbs Subject ir ser *ver Yo iba era veía Tú ibas eras veías él/ella/ud. iba era veía Nosotros íbamos éramos veíamos Vosotros ibais erais veíais ellos/ellas/uds. iban eran veían
Ver – in the imperfect tense • • • Is not really an irregular verb in the imperfect tense Comes from the verb veer When we use the stem for veer, ve-, we see that veer follows the regular conjugation rules for the imperfect tense -Example: Yo veía
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