Imperfect Tense – Free Exercise

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Exercise

Regular verbs. Type in the verbs in the imperfect tense.

  1. Siempre (compartir/nosotros)   nuestro almuerzo con los demás.ir-verb, 1st person plural ending: íamosWe would always share our lunch with the others.
  2. Antes (soler/yo)   comer en la cafetería.er-verb, 1st person singular ending: íaBefore, I used to eat in the cafeteria.
  3. El año pasado (dormir/tú)   aún con tu hermano.ir-verb, 2nd person singular ending: íasLast year you were still living with your brother.
  4. Los actores (firmar)   autógrafos después de cada función.ar-verb, 3rd person plural ending: abanThe actors signed autographs after every performance.
  5. A mi antiguo coche le (costar)   arrancar.ar-verb, 3rd person singular ending: abaMy old car always had trouble starting.

Irregular verbs. Type in the verbs in the imperfect tense.

  1. Hace dos años, el transporte público (ser)   mucho más barato.irregular verb, 3rd person singularTwo years ago, public transportation was much cheaper.
  2. En verano (ir/nosotros)   todas las tardes a la playa.irregular verb, 1st person pluralIn summer, we went to the beach every day.
  3. Nuria y Ramón (ser)   los más jóvenes del grupo.irregular verb, 3rd person pluralNuria and Ramón were the youngest ones in the group.
  4. Al anochecer (ir/vosotros)   a pasear.irregular verb, 2nd person pluralYou always went walking at nightfall.
  5. El jardín de Inés (ser)   el más florido del pueblo.irregular verb, 3rd person singularInés’s garden was the most flower-filled one in the entire village.

All verbs. Type in the verbs in the imperfect tense.

  1. Edgar Degas (pintar)   esencialmente bailarinas y carreras de caballos.regular ar-verb, 3rd person singular: abaEdgar Degas mostly painted ballerinas and horse races.
  2. En aquella época no (ser/nosotros)   conscientes de nuestro comportamiento.irregular verb, 1st person pluralAt that time we were unaware of our behaviour.
  3. El año pasado (ir/tú)   a clases de alemán.irregular verb, 2nd person singularLast year you went to German class.
  4. En mi instituto no (haber)   ordenadores.regular er-verb, 3rd person singular: ía|past tense of hay – hay/había is always used in the singular, even when it is referring to a plural noun.There were no computers at my school.
  5. Los automóviles no (existir)   en el siglo XVII.regular ir-verb, 3rd person plural: íanThere were no cars in the 17th century.