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A2-3 Pretérito imperfecto de indicativo

The ‘pretérito imperfecto de indicativo’ is used to talk about habitual past actions.
ex. -Iba al colegio todas las mañanas. (I went to school every morning).
-Cuando vivía en Santiago comía mucho pescado. (When I lived in Santiago I ate a lot of fish).
-De joven iba a la discoteca los viernes. (When I was young I went to the disco on Fridays).

It is utilized to describe people, places, or things in the past.
ex. -Mi abuela era alta y rubia. (My grandmother was tall and blonde).
-Madrid era una ciudad más tranquila. (Madrid was a very tranquil city).
-Mi padre tocaba en un grupo de rock. (My father played in a rock band).

It is formed by removing the verbal terminations –AR, -ER and –IR and adding the following terminations.:

-regular verbs.
CANTAR
Yo CANTABA
Tú CANTABAS
Él/Ella CANTABA
Nosotros/as CANTÁBAMOS
Vosotros/as CANTABAIS
Ellos/as CANTABAN

COMER
Yo COMÍA
Tú COMÍAS
Él/Ella COMÍA
Nosotros/as COMÍAMOS
Vosotros/as COMÍAIS
Ellos/as COMÍAN

VIVIR
Yo VIVÍA
Tú VIVÍAS
Él/Ella VIVÍA
Nosotros/as VIVÍAMOS
Vosotros/as VIVÍAIS
Ellos/as VIVÍAN

-irregular verbs: IR, SER e VER.
IR
Yo IBA
Tú IBAS
Él/Ella IBA
Nosotros/as ÍBAMOS
Vosotros/as IBAIS
Ellos/as IBAN

SER
Yo ERA
Tú ERAS
Él/Ella ERA
Nosotros/as ÉRAMOS
Vosotros/as ERAIS
Ellos/as ERAN

VER
Yo VEÍA
Tú VEÍAS
Él/Ella VEÍA
Nosotros/as VEÍAMOS
Vosotros/as VEÍAIS
Ellos/as VEÍAN

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