Spanish Verbs in the Imperfect Past Tense
How to conjugate irregular verbs
IR
Ir is irregular in the imperfect past tense.
Examples
| PRONOUN | IR |
| yo | iba |
| tú | ibas |
| ud., el, ella | iba |
| nosotros | íbamos |
| vosotros | ibais |
| uds., ellos, ellas | iban |
Yo iba a salir cuando Javier llegó.
I was going to leave when Javier arrived.
¿Ibas tú a comer langosta?
Were you going to eat lobster?
SER
Ser is irregular in the imperfect past tense.
Examples
| PRONOUN | SER |
| yo | era |
| tú | eras |
| ud., el, ella | era |
| nosotros | éramos |
| vosotros | erais |
| uds., ellos, ellas | eran |
David era jugador profesional.
David was a professional player.
Nosotros éamos amigos.
We were friends.
VER
Ver is irregular in the imperfect past tense.
Examples
| PRONOUN | VER |
| yo | veía |
| tú | veías |
| ud., el, ella | veía |
| nosotros | veíamos |
| vosotros | veíais |
| uds., ellos, ellas | veían |
Vosotros nunca veíais nada.
You never saw anything.
Ellas veían el atardecer en la playa.
They saw the sunset at the beach.
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