hablar | comer | vivir | |
yo | hablaba | comía | vivía |
tú | hablabas | comías | vivías |
él/elle/usted | hablaba | comía | vivía |
nosotros/nosotras | hablábamos | comíamos | vivíamos |
vosotros/vosotras | hablabais | comíais | vivíais |
ellos/ellas/ustedes | hablaban | comían | vivían |
The indicativo imperfecto describes actions or states in the past without focusing on their beginning, end, or completion.
The indicativo imperfecto is used to describe ongoing actions in the past without focusing on their beginning or end:
The indicativo imperfecto is also used to describe actions in the past that were repeated habitually:
We also use it to describe physical, mental and emotional states or conditions:
Finally, we use the indicativo imperfecto to tell time:
Infinitive | yo | tú | ella | nosotras | vosotras | ellas |
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ir | iba | ibas | iba | íbamos | ibais | iban |
ser | era | eras | era | éramos | erais | eran |
ver | veía | veías | veía | veíamos | veíais | veían |