Imperfect Indicative - er and ir verbs
More on Imperfect Indicative - Regular Verbs
The imperfect tense is used to describe actions or situations that were incomplete or in progress at the point of time in the past that is being described. It is also used for ongoing conditions and repeated occurrences in the past.
The imperfect is the easiest, most regular tense in Spanish. Since the first and third person singular forms are identical, you must make certain the context makes the subject clear.
Note: both -er and -ir verbs have the same endings (all with accents).
Endings for -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect tense
| yo | ía | |
| tú | ías | |
| Ud./ él/ ella | ía | |
| nosotros | íamos | |
| vosotros | íais | |
| Uds./ ellos/ ellas | ían |
Imperfect Forms of the verb vivir (to live)
The formation of the imperfect for the regular verb vivir (to live) is shown in the table below.
vivir (example sentences) (full conjugation)
| yo | vivía |
(I lived) |
| tú | vivías |
(you lived) |
| Ud./él/ella | vivía |
(you/he/she lived) |
| nosotros as | vivíamos |
(we lived) |
| vosotros as | vivíais |
(you guys lived) |
| Uds./ellos/ ellas | vivían |
(you all/they lived) |
sentir (example sentences)(full conjugation)
| yo | sentía |
(I felt) |
| tú | sentías |
(you felt) |
| Ud./él/ella | sentía |
(you/he/she felt) |
| nosotros as | sentíamos |
(we felt) |
| vosotros as | sentíais |
(you guys felt) |
| Uds./ellos/ ellas | sentían |
(you all/they felt) |
perder (example sentences)(full conjugation)
| yo | perdía |
(I lost) |
| tú | perdías |
(you lost) |
| Ud./él/ella | perdía |
(you/he/she lost) |
| nosotros as | perdíamos |
(we lost) |
| vosotros as | perdíais |
(you guys lost) |
| Uds./ellos/ ellas | perdían |
(you all/they lost) |
Footnote: Yo = I, Tú = You (casual), Él, Ella, Usted = He, She, You
(formal), Nosotros = We (males/mixed group), Nosotras = We (females), Ellos
= They (males/mixed group), Ellas = They(females), Ustedes = You (plural)
(formal), Nosotros = We (males/mixed group), Nosotras = We (females), Ellos
= They (males/mixed group), Ellas = They(females), Ustedes = You (plural)
Category: General Spanish
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