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The imperfect tense is the second main past tense in Spanish. It describes ongoing, habitual or repeated actions in the past, descriptions, and background information. Combining the preterite and imperfect effectively is a hallmark of higher-level Spanish.
| Subject | Ending | Example |
|---|---|---|
| yo | -aba | hablaba |
| tú | -abas | hablabas |
| él/ella/usted | -aba | hablaba |
| nosotros/as | -ábamos | hablábamos |
| vosotros/as | -abais | hablabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | -aban | hablaban |
| Subject | Ending | Example (comer) | Example (vivir) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | -ía | comía | vivía |
| tú | -ías | comías | vivías |
| él/ella/usted | -ía | comía | vivía |
| nosotros/as | -íamos | comíamos | vivíamos |
| vosotros/as | -íais | comíais | vivíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | -ían | comían | vivían |
There are only THREE irregular verbs in the imperfect tense:
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