The responses to this questionnaire were studied to determine the students' motivations, attitudes, and cognitive strategies concerning the Spanish preterit and imperfect verb forms. It was found that the students felt that these Spanish verb forms are important in Spanish study and that they are a...
Regular Imperfect Forms There are only two sets of endings for regular imperfect verbs in Spanish, one for-arverbs and one for both-erand-irverbs. To conjugate a regular verb in the imperfect tense in Spanish, simply remove the infinitive ending (-ar,-er, or-ir) and add the imperfect ...
The imperative is a set of verb forms we use to give commands and make suggestions. In this lesson we learn how the imperative is formed in Spanish...
To conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect, simply drop the ending (-er or -ir) and add one of the following: ía ías ía íamos íais ían Here are all three regular imperfect verb forms together: hablarcomervivir
Context plays a significant role in determining the conjugation of verbs in Spanish. Factors such as formality, the relationship between speakers, and the purpose of the sentence can greatly influence verb forms. For instance, the verb "hablar" might be conjugated as "hablas" in an informal sett...
The imperfect tense The Spanish subjunctive Continuous verb forms Preterite: learn and practise Perfect tense: learn and practise Spanish verb tables Spanish vocab flash card printer Introduction to Spanish verbs Spanish shopping vocab Interactive tutorial: adjectives with ser and estar Spanish verb forms...
The imperfect subjunctive has two possible forms for every verb: Me pidió que cantara/cantase en su grupo. She asked me to sing in her group. No creo que bebiera/bebiese tanto vino. I don't think he drank that much wine. The imperfect subjunctive is conjugated as follows: Hablar habl...
Start first lesson RELEVANT LESSON: Explanation Spanish participles are verb forms that can be used to form compound verbs or which can be used asadjectives. There are two types of participles you're likely to use quite a lot: Present Participles ...
As with some other conjugation forms, the imperfect indicative forms are made by removing theinfinitiveending of the verb (-ar,-eror-ir) and replacing it with an ending that indicates who is performing the action of the verb. For example, the infinitive form of the verb that means "to stu...
This tense is used less often than the imperfect progressive to refer to past actions. It is not used to explain the background of an event (as in the first example in the preceding section). Use of this form suggests there was a clear end to the activity. Hoy estuve oyendo la mús...