Imperfect AR Verbs Spanish Verb Conjugation

Bienvenido, in the last lesson, you learned the theory of how “Back” verbs work in the Spanish language. Now let’s learn the endings for “ar” Back verbs.

Now learn the following “ar” Back verbs. Don't forget to use the flashcards and Lingo Dingo review games above!

Let’s review those again.

aba - abas - aba - ábamos - abais - aban

Now let’s put the endings on the verb “hablar”. Remember, “hablar” means “to speak or talk”.

Remember, Ud. hablaba means,

“You were speaking”
“You used to speak”
Or
“You spoke sometimes” or “You spoke” using another non-specific period of time without a beginning or ending like “always”, or “every week”.

Now, you may have noticed that the endings for “Yo” and “él, ella, Ud.” are the same. That’s not a mistake, they are the same. It’s similar to English where “I was” is the same as “He was” or “she was”. Remember that Spanish speakers like to leave off the pronouns. However, you can always add them anytime you want or need to clarify whom you’re talking about. Just remember, native speakers often leave them off.

Now let’s try a few of these using the chart on the screen and the verb “mirar”.

Remember, that the ellos form of “miraban” means:
“They were watching”
“They used to watch”
“They watched sometimes”
“on Thursdays”
Or “every once in a while”

Remember, the back or imperfect tense represents an indefinite period of time without a specific starting or ending point.

Now, since repetition is the name of the game in learning a language, let’s repeat the endings again.

aba - abas - aba - ábamos - abais - aban

Now we’ll practice with a few different verbs. Are you ready?

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