Regular Imperfect
Irregular Imperfect Tense Verbs
Imperfect Tense Phrases
100

 What is the imperfect tense used for in Spanish?

What is to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

100

Which verb is irregular in the imperfect tense and means "to be"?

"Ser" is irregular in the imperfect tense.

100

How do you say "I used to play basketball" in Spanish using the imperfect tense? (Hint: basketball=baloncesto)

Yo jugaba al baloncesto.

200

What is the infinitive form of the imperfect tense for regular -ar verbs?

What is -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban.

200

What is the stem for "ser" in the imperfect tense?

What is "era-"

200

What is the imperfect tense conjugation of "hablar" for "ellos"?

ellos hablaban

300

Conjugate tener in the imperfect tense in all forms. (yo, tu, usted, nosotros, ustedes)

What is yo tenía, tú tenías, él/ella/usted tenía, nosotros teníamos, ellos/ellas/ustedes tenían.

300

What is the verb conjugation for "ir" in the imperfect tense?

What is  yo iba, tú ibas, él/ella/usted iba, nosotros íbamos, ellos/ellas/ustedes iban.

300

 How would you ask "What were you doing when I arrived?" using the imperfect tense?

What is ¿Qué estabas haciendo cuando llegué?

400

Translate this sentence using the imperfect: Was there a lot of people at the party?

What is ¿Había mucha gente en la fiesta?

400

Which verb is irregular in the imperfect tense and means "to want" and what is its stem. 

What is Querer, "quería-"

400

How do you say "While I was eating, the phone rang" using the imperfect tense? (Hint: rang=sonó)

What is Mientras yo comía, sonó el teléfono.