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Intermediate II
28. Imperfect
Irregular Verbs (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.
“Ser” in
the imperfect always translates as “used to be”. For example: When I was a
child... Cuando yo era niño. The first and third persons are identical so you
should not drop the subject as easily as you do in the preterit, unless it is
very clear who is the subject.
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 |