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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 hablabaI was talking
tú trabajabasyou were working
él miraba la telehe was watching TV
Nosotros bailábamoswe used to dance
ellos escuchabanthey used to listen
yo eraI used to be
tú ibasyou used to go
ella veíashe used to see
nosotros vendíamoswe used to sell
ellos jugabanthey used to play
¿Contabas chistes?Were you telling jokes?
¿Construías?Were you building?
él se escondíahe was hiding (himself)
él saltaba la cuerdahe was jumping rope
yo trepabaI was climbing
los árbolestrees
me aburríaI was boring
me aburríasyou were boring me
me asustabaI was scared
me asustabasyou were scaring me
me cansabaI was getting tired
me cansabasyou were wearing me out
me disculpabaI was excusing myself
me disculpabasyou were excusing me
te divertíasyou were having a good time
me divertíasyou were entertaining me
te enojabasyou were getting mad
me enojabasyou were making me mad
te portabas bienyou were behaving well
portabas bienyou were carrying well
te preocupabasyou were worrying
me preocupabasyou were worrying me
yo me reíaI was laughing
me sentía bienI felt well
lo sentíaI regretted it
habíathere was
eraIt was
erasyou were
yo ibaI was going
nosotros íbamoswe were going
ellos veíanthey used to see
ella se despedíashe was saying good-bye
ella lo despedíashe was firing him
se reuníanthey were meeting
yo tenía cuidadoI was careful
yo tenía envidiaI was jealous
ella tenía éxitoshe was successful
ella tenía vergüenzashe was ashamed
Yo sacaba una buena notaI was getting a good grade.


Sra. Dyer
Quincy High School
Quincy, IL

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