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To conjugate a regular verb in the imperfect tense in Spanish, simply remove the
infinitive ending (-ar, -er, or -ir) and add the imperfect ending that matches the
subject.
yo -aba -ía
tú -abas -ías
Habitual or repeated actions are those that were done over and over in the past.
These are often things a person used to or would do.
It's quite common to see the imperfect used to talk about something that was
happening when something else occurred. It's also used for actions that continued in
the past for an unspecified period of time.
When talking about a past action in progress that was interrupted, the action in
progress is in the imperfect, while the interrupting action is in the preterite. For more
on the differences between the preterite and the imperfect, check out this article!
Iba a clase cuando sonó el teléfono.
I was going to class when the telephone rang.
The imperfect is used to talk about times and dates in the past.
Era el 9 de mayo.
It was May 9th.
4. Age
The imperfect is used to give descriptions in the past, especially those that set the
scene in terms of the senses.