yo hablaba
I was speaking; used to speak
t� hablabas
you were speaking; used to speak(informal)
Ud./�l/ella hablaba
You were, he/she was speaking; used to speak
nosotros habl�bamos
we were speaking; used to speak
vosotros hablabais
all of you (Spain) were speaking; used to speak
Uds./ellos/ellas hablaban
All of you were speaking, they were speaking; used to speak
De ni�o, nosotros habl�bamos espa�ol con nuestra abuela.
As children, we used to speak Spanish with our grandmother.
yo com�a
I was eating; used to eat
t� com�as
you were eating; used to eat(informal)
Ud./�l/ella com�a
you were eating, he/she was eating; used to eat
nosotros com�amos
we were eating; used to eat
vosotros com�ais
all of you (Spain) were eating; used to eat
Uds./ellos/ellas com�an
all of you were eating, they were eating; used to eat
T� siempre com�as demasiado r�pido.
You always used to eat too fast.
yo viv�a
I was living; used to live
t� viv�as
you were living; used to live(informal)
Ud./�l/ella viv�a
you were living, he/she was living; used to live
nosotros viv�amos
we were living; used to live
vosotros viv�ais
all of you (Spain) were living; used to live
Uds./ellos/ellas viv�an
all of you were living, they were living; used to live
Ellos viv�an en Texas cuando eran j�venes.
They used to live in Texas where they were young.
yo estaba
I was; used to be (estar)
t� estabas
you were; used to be (estar)(informal)
Ud./�l/ella estaba
you were, he/she was; used to be (estar)
nosotros est�bamos
we were; used to be (estar)
vosotros estabais
all of you (Spain) were; used to be (estar)
Uds./ellos/ellas estaban
all of you were, they were; used to be (estar)
Ella estaba en Espa�a cuando llegu�.
She was in Spain when I got there.
yo iba
I was going; used to go
t� ibas
you were going; used to go(informal)
Ud./�l/ella iba
you, were going, he/she was going; used to go
nosotros �bamos
we were going; used to go
vosotros ibais
all of you (Spain) were going; used to go
Uds./ellos/ellas iban
all of you were going, they were going; used to go
Los dos hermanos siempre iban al cine los s�bados en el verano.
The two brothers always used to go to the movies on Saturdays in the summer.
yo ve�a
I was seeing; used to see
t� ve�as
you were seeing; used to see(informal)
Ud./�l/ella ve�a
you were seeing, he/she was seeing; used to see
nosotros ve�amos
we were seeing; used to see
vosotros ve�ais
all of you (Spain) were seeing; used to see
Uds./ellos/ellas ve�an
all of you were seeing, they were seeing; used to see
Yo ve�a la tele a menudo los domingos con mis padres.
I used to watch TV with my parents on Sundays often.
yo ten�a
I was having; used to have
t� ten�as
you were having; used to have(informal)
Ud./�l/ella ten�a
You were having, he/she was having; used to have
nosotros ten�amos
we were having; used to have
vosotros ten�ais
all of you (Spain) were having; used to have
Uds./ellos/ellas ten�an
all of you were having, they were having; used to have
De beb� las ni�a ten�a ojos azules.
As a baby, she used to have(had) blue eyes.
yo era
I was; used to be (ser)
t� eras
You were; used to be (ser) (informal)
Ud./�l/ella era
you were, he was, she was; used to be (ser)
nosotros �ramos
we were; used to be (ser)
vosotros erais
all of you (Spain) were; used to be (ser)
Uds./ellos/ellas eran
all of you were, they were; used to be (ser)
Mi hermano era traviesa cuando era peque�a.
My sister was naughty when she was a little girl.
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ser, ir, ver
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The only 3 irregular verbs in the imperfect