Imperfect Indicative - Imperfecto de Indicativo (Pretérito Imperfecto)

There are only three verbs that are irregular in the Spanish imperfect:

ser - to be
ir - to go
ver - to see

ser (example sentences)(full conjugation)

			

				
 yo 
				
era
				
(I was)
			
			

				
tú
				
eras
				
(you were)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ ella
				
era
				
(he was)
			
			

				
nosotros (as)
				
éramos
				
(we were)
			
			

				
vosotros (as)
				
erais
				
(you guys were)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
eran
				
(they were)
			
		

ir (example sentences) (full conjugation)

			

				
 
				
 
				
 
			
			

				
yo
				
iba
				
(I went)
			
			

				
tú
				
ibas
				
(you went)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ella
				
iba
				
(he went)
			
			

				
nosotros (as)
				
íbamos
				
(we went)
			
			

				
vosotros (as)
				
ibais
				
(you guys went)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
iban
				
(they went)
			
		

ver (example sentences)(full conjugation)

			

				
 
				
 
				
 
			
			

				
yo
				
veía
				
(I saw)
			
			

				
tú
				
veías
				
(you saw)
			
			

				
Ud./él/ella
				
veía
				
(he saw)
			
			

				
nosotros (as)
				
veíamos
				
(we saw)
			
			

				
vosotros (as)
				
veíais
				
(you guys saw)
			
			

				
Uds./ellos/ ellas
				
veían
				
(they saw)
			
		

General situations where imperfect irregular verbs are used:

Weather
Age
Time
Emotion
Repetition
Setting or description

Note:
m = male f = female mix = mixed group
yo = I, tú = you (informal)
usted (Ud.) = you (formal)
él = he, ella = she
nosotros = we (m/mix), nosotras = we (f)
vosotros = you guys (informal, m/mix)
vosotras = you guys (informal, f)
ellos = they (m/mix), ellas = they (f)
ustedes (Uds.) = you all (formal)

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