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En Español 2 - Imperfecto II

The imperfect is often translated with "used to ...' to show repetition or with "was ...ing" to express a past action without focusing on its beginning or end

Verbs that express a feeling in the past are usually imperfect

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Yo hablaba	I was talking
tú trabajabas	you were working
él miraba la tele	he was watching TV
Nosotros bailábamos	we used to dance
ellos escuchaban	they used to listen
yo era	I used to be
tú ibas	you used to go
ella veía	she used to see
nosotros vendíamos	we used to sell
ellos jugaban	they used to play
¿Contabas chistes?	Were you telling jokes?
¿Construías?	Were you building?
él se escondía	he was hiding (himself)
él saltaba la cuerda	he was jumping rope
yo trepaba	I was climbing
los árboles	trees
me aburría	I was boring
me aburrías	you were boring me
me asustaba	I was scared
me asustabas	you were scaring me
me cansaba	I was getting tired
me cansabas	you were wearing me out
me disculpaba	I was excusing myself
me disculpabas	you were excusing me
te divertías	you were having a good time
me divertías	you were entertaining me
te enojabas	you were getting mad
me enojabas	you were making me mad
te portabas bien	you were behaving well
portabas bien	you were carrying well
te preocupabas	you were worrying
me preocupabas	you were worrying me
yo me reía	I was laughing
me sentía bien	I felt well
lo sentía	I regretted it
había	there was
era	It was
eras	you were
yo iba	I was going
nosotros íbamos	we were going
ellos veían	they used to see
ella se despedía	she was saying good-bye
ella lo despedía	she was firing him
se reunían	they were meeting
yo tenía cuidado	I was careful
yo tenía envidia	I was jealous
ella tenía éxito	she was successful
ella tenía vergüenza	she was ashamed
Yo sacaba una buena nota	I was getting a good grade.