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Imperfect Irregular Verbs - Verbos Irregulares en Imperfecto

Imperfect Irregular Verbs (Verbos Irregulares en Imperfecto)

Imperfect Irregular Verbs (Verbos Irregulares en Imperfecto)(English)

There are some verbs that don’t follow the rules of conjugation. In the imperfect tense there are only three irregular verbs: ser, ir, and ver.

This lesson includes information on:

Irregular Verbs
Related Vocabulary

1. Irregular Verbs - The irregular imperfect verbs are:

"Ser" in the imperfect tense translates as "was" or "were"in English

Spanish	Spanish	English
Subject	Infinitive: Ser	To be
Yo	Era	I was
Tú	Eras	You were
Usted/Él/Ella	Era	You (formal)/He/She were
Nosotros	Éramos	We were
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas	Eran	You (plural)/They were

"Ir" in the imperfect tense translates as "went" in English

Spanish	Spanish	English
Subject	Infinitivo: Ir	To go
Yo	Iba	I went
Tú	Ibas	You went
Usted/Él/Ella	Iba	You (formal)/He/She went
Nosotros	Íbamos	We went
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas	Iban	You (plural)/They went

"Ver" in the imperfect tense translates as "saw" in English

Spanish	Spanish	English
Subject	Infinitive: Ver	To see
Yo	Veía	I saw
Tú	Veías	You saw
Usted/Él/Ella	Veía	You (formal)/He/She saw
Nosotros	Veíamos	We saw
Ustedes/Ellos/Ellas	Veían	You (plural)/They saw

2. Related Vocabulary

Spanish	English
Ser	To be
Yo	era
Tú	eras
Ud./él/ella	era
Nosotros	éramos
Uds./ellos/ellas	eran
Ir	To go
Yo	iba
Tú	ibas
Ud./él/ella	iba
Nosotros	íbamos
Uds./ellos/ellas	iban
Ver	To see
Yo	veía
Tú	veías
Ud./él/ella	veía
Nosotros	veíamos
Uds./ellos/ellas	veían
La cabeza	Head
La cara	Face
Los ojos	Eyes
La nariz	Nose
La boca	Mouth
Los labios	Lips
Los dientes	Teeth
La oreja	Ear
El pelo	Hair
El cuello	Neck
El hombro	Shoulder
El brazo	Arm
El codo	Elbow
La mano	Hand
Los dedos	Fingers (toes)
El pecho	Chest
La espalda	Back
El abdomen	Abdomen
La cintura	Waist
El ombligo	Belly Button
La cadera	Lower back
La nalga	Rear end
La pierna	Leg
La rodilla	Knee
El pie	Foot
El tobillo	Ankle
El talón	Heel