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AQA GCSE Spanish: The Imperfect Tense

Learn to form and use the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and settings. This deck covers regular conjugations and the three irregular verbs (ser, ir, ver).

A warm, sun-drenched photograph of a tranquil cobblestone plaza in a small Spanish town. The scene captures everyday routines unfolding gently, like children playing or friends conversing at a cafe, evoking a sense of cherished memories and what "used to happen" long ago.
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Lesson#1
Welcome to the imperfect tense in Spanish. This past tense is used to talk about things that happened repeatedly or were ongoing in the past. Think of it as the equivalent of 'was doing', 'were doing', or 'used to do' in English. It's perfect for setting the scene, describing people, places, and situations in the past.
Quiz#2
In English, the phrase 'used to do something' is a key indicator for which Spanish past tense?

The imperfect tense

Lesson#3
Let's start with regular 'ar' verbs. To form the imperfect, you remove the 'ar' ending and add a new one. For the verb 'hablar', meaning 'to speak', the endings are: 'aba' for 'yo', 'abas' for 'tú', 'aba' for 'él', 'ábamos' for 'nosotros', 'abais' for 'vosotros', and 'aban' for 'ellos'.
Quiz#4
Using the verb 'hablar', how do you say 'I used to speak' in Spanish?

Hablaba

Quiz#5
Using the verb 'hablar', how do you say 'you used to speak' in Spanish, using the familiar form?

Hablabas

Quiz#6
Using the verb 'hablar', how do you say 'he used to speak' in Spanish?

Hablaba

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