The Imperfect Tense Is Another Way of Speaking in the Past Tense. It Exists in English

Imperfect Notes
The imperfect tense is another way of speaking in the past tense. It exists in English and Spanish.
Regular Imperfect Conjugations
Regular -AR conjugations / Regular -ER & -IR conjugations
-aba / -ábamos / -ía / -íamos
-abas / x / -ías / x
-aba / -aban / -ía / -ían
Cantar (To sing) / Beber (To drink)
cantaba / cantábamos / bebía / bebíamos
cantabas / x / bebías / x
cantaba / cantaban / bebía / bebían
Irregular Imperfect verbs
Ser (To be) / Ir (To go) / Ver (To see)
Era / Éramos / Iba / Íbamos / Veía / Veíamos
Eras / X / Ibas / X / Veías / X
Era / Eran / Iba / Iban / Veía / Veían
Next unit we will compare and contrast the uses of the preterit versus the imperfect tense. Remember, it all depends on the context. Below is a sneak peak…
Preterit Tense / Imperfect Tense
· I ate a lot of burritos last night.
o Verb Translation: to eat= comer
o Conjugation: (yo)comer=comí
o Sentence Translation: Yo comí muchos burritos anoche.
o Notice that the action is done and over with. / · I used to eat a lot of burritos as a kid.
· I was eating burritos when you called.
· I would eat burritos everyday when I lived in Mexico.
o Verb Translation: to eat= comer
o Conjugation: (yo)comer=comía
o Sentence Translations:
§ Yo comía muchos burritos cuando era niño.
§ Yo comía burritos cuando tú llamaste.
§ Yo comía burritos cada día cuando vivía en México.
o Notice that all of the examples contained ongoing actions that happened in the past.