(We can pause here and allow time for a quick celebratory dance.)Īlthough the imperfect tense is easy to conjugate, there are both regular verbs and irregular verbs.
The Spanish imperfect tense is the easiest of all tenses to conjugate! Now that, in my opinion, is grounds for a celebration. But if you just keep in the back of your mind the general idea that the imperfect tense describes things that were going on in the past for a while, you can guarantee you’ll be on the right track.
We’ve come across a lot of new rules in this article that are hard to memorize all in one go. Ok, you can now breathe a sigh of relief as we have come to the end of all the uses of the imperfect tense in Spanish! When you want to talk about actions that were routine or actions that you used to do frequently, you have to use the imperfect tense. Let’s break the ice with this first one: Routines and habits In this section, we’ll see lots of instances where the imperfect tense is used. Now, stick with me as we dive into the details. With that simple rule in mind, you will be able to understand its different uses better. The imperfect tense describes things that were going on for a while in the past. So here’s something that will make it simpler. A description of someone or something (age, time, feelings, dates).An action that was going on and was suddenly interrupted.This tense is used to talk about the following: Let’s keep focused on the imperfect tense for now. Please don’t try tackling them all today, as they will drown you. The imperfect tense is just one of the past tenses in the Spanish language. Let’s get the party started! What is the imperfect tense? Describing characteristics, conditions, feelings.An action in progress that was interrupted.However, if you keep the general idea in mind that the imperfect tense describes “actions that were happening for a while in the past” you will already have 90% of the grammar down. But we won’t bombard you with more rules just right now. But as you have already guessed, it gets a little more complicated. Now, that is the imperfect tense in a nutshell.