This document provides instruction on conjugating -er verbs in the imperfect tense in Spanish. It lists common -er verbs like hacer, decir, tener, poner, venir, salir, oir, and traer in the imperfect tense across different subjects. It explains that the imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing or habitual past actions, people's characteristics in the past, and settings in the past. It provides examples to practice conjugating verbs in the imperfect tense.

1. YO –GO verbs are REGULAR
in the IMPERFECT!
MAKE GRAMMAR CARDS FOR
EACH VERB

2. HACER =WAS DOING/MAKING or USED TO DO/MAKE
IMPERFECT
Yo – hacía I was doing Nosotros – hacíamos we were doing
Tú – hacías you were doing Vosotros – hacíais y’all were
doing
Él he was doing Ellos they were doing
Ella –hacía she was doing Ellas –hacían they(f) were doing
Ud. You were doing Uds. You all were doing
DECIR = WAS SAYING/TELLING or USED TO SAY/TELL IMPERFECT
Yo – decía I was saying Nosotros – decíamos we were saying
Tú – decías you were saying Vosotros – decíais y’all were
saying
Él he was saying Ellos they were saying
Ella –decía she was saying Ellas –decían they(f) were saying
Ud. You were saying Uds. You all were saying

3. TENER = HAD / USED TO HAVE IMPERFECT
Yo – tenía I had Nosotros – teníamos we had
Tú – tenías you had Vosotros – teníais y’all had
Él he had Ellos they had
Ella –tenía she had Ellas –tenían they(f) had
Ud. You had Uds. You all had
PONER = PUT / USED TO PUT / WAS PUTTING IMPERFECT
Yo – ponía I was putting Nosotros – poníamos we were putting
Tú – ponías you were putting Vosotros – poníais y’all were putting
Él he was putting Ellos they were putting
Ella –ponía she was putting Ellas –ponían they(f) were putting
Ud. You were putting Uds. You all were putting

4. VENIR = WAS COMING / USED TO COME IMPERFECT
Yo – venía I was coming Nosotros – veníamos we were coming
Tú – venías you were coming Vosotros – veníais y’all were coming
Él he was coming Ellos they were coming
Ella –venía she was coming Ellas –venían they(f) were coming
Ud. You were coming Uds. You all were coming
SALIR = WAS LEAVING/GOING OUT or USED TO LEAVE/GO OUT
IMPERFECT
Yo – salía I was leaving Nosotros – salíamos we were leaving
Tú – salías you were leaving Vosotros – salíais y’all were leaving
Él he was leaving Ellos they were leaving
Ella –salía she was leaving Ellas –salían they(f) were leaving
Ud. You were leaving Uds. You all were leaving

5. OÍR = WAS HEARING / USED TO HEAR /HEARD
IMPERFECT
Yo – oía I was hearing Nosotros – oíamos we were hearing
Tú – oías you were hearing Vosotros – oíais y’all were hearing
Él he was hearing Ellos they were hearing
Ella –oía she was hearing Ellas –oían they(f) were hearing
Ud. You were hearing Uds. You all were hearing
TRAER = WAS BRINGING / USED TO BRING IMPERFECT
Yo –traía I was bringing Nosotros – traíamos we were bringing
Tú – traías you were bringing Vosotros –traíais y’all were bringing
Él he was bringing Ellos they were bringing
Ella –traía she was bringing Ellas –traían they(f) were bringing
Ud. You were bringing Uds. You all were bringing

6. Remember that we use the IMPERFECT to:
 Describe what was happening when
something else happened
 Describe what used to happen on a regular
basis in the past
 Describe people or settings in the past (age,
characteristics, weather, time, etc.)
DO NOT USE THE IMPERFECT TO DESCRIBE A
SPECIFIC COMPLETED ACTION IN THE PAST!!

7. Práctica: (answer in notebook or dropbox)
Complete with the correct form of the verb in the
IMPERFECT.
1.Cuando yo ____ (tener) cinco años, yo era muy
tímida.
2.Todos los días del año pasado, nosotros ____
(salir) de la escuela a las tres.
3.Mi madre ____ (poner) la mesa cuando entré el
comedor.
4.Mis hermanos ____(hacer) la tarea cada noche
cuando eran joven.
5.Tú siempre____(decir) la verdad, ¿no?